Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and inflammatory bowel disease

Three patients had epidermolysis bullosa acquisita in association with Crohn's disease. We believe that epidermolysis bullosa acquisita should be included among the extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. This article describes the diagnostic criteria, treatment, and other...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 250; no. 13; p. 1746
Main Authors Raab, B, Fretzin, D F, Bronson, D M, Scott, M J, Roenigk, Jr, H H, Medenica, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 07.10.1983
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Adult
Crohn Disease - complications
Crohn Disease - drug therapy
Epidermolysis Bullosa - diagnosis
Epidermolysis Bullosa - etiology
Epidermolysis Bullosa - pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Vitamin E - therapeutic use
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Summary:Three patients had epidermolysis bullosa acquisita in association with Crohn's disease. We believe that epidermolysis bullosa acquisita should be included among the extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. This article describes the diagnostic criteria, treatment, and other systemic diseases associated with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita.
ISSN:0098-7484
DOI:10.1001/jama.1983.03340130064034