Cicatricial Pemphigoid in Accompany with Rheumatoid Arthritis： a Case Report

• Published in: Chinese medical sciences journal Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 182 - 184
• Main Authors: Wu, Di, Zhang, Li-ming, Jiang, Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.09.2010; Department of Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China%Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
• Subjects: Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications; cicatricial pemphigoid; Female; Humans; Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane - etiology; rheumatoid arthritis; symblepharon; 住院治疗; 发病率; 病例报告; 类风湿关节炎; 粘液性; 自身免疫性; rheumatoid arthritis; cicatricial pemphigoid; symblepharon
• ISSN: 1001-9294
• DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(10)60045-4

CICATRICIAL pemphigoid （CP, also known as benign mucous membrane pemphigoid） is a rare chronic autoimmune subepithelial blister- ing disease, with an incidence of 1 per million,characterized by erosive lesions of mucous membranes and skin that result in scarring. Rheumatoid arthritis （RA） is a symmetric inflammatory arthritis that mainly affects the small joints of hands and feet, with a prevalence of 0.3% in China.3 In this case report we described the diagnosis of and treatment for a patient developing CP 18 years after the onset of RA, a combination rarely encountered or reported so far.