Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid with Tracheal Involvement

• Published in: Case reports in pulmonology Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 3
• Main Authors: Minaie, Arash, Surani, Salim R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2016; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: African American women; B cells; Biopsy; Case Report; Colleges & universities; Disease; Females; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulins; Mucous membrane; Patients; Skin

34-year-old African American female with history of pemphigoid presented with hemoptysis. Patient was found to have mucous membrane pemphigoid involving the oropharynx and extending to trachea, till just above main stem carina. Four other cases described mucosal pemphigoid involving the trachea. We...