Dramatic resolution of bullous pemphigoid after surgery for gastric cancer: A case report

An association between bullous pemphigoid (BP) and internal malignancy has been suggested. However, no reports have documented a dramatic improvement in BP after surgery for gastric cancer. An 82-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to a local hospital for severe fatigue. On examination, she was dia...

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Published inInternational Journal of Surgery Case Reports Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 212 - 214
Main Authors Noguchi, Keita, Kawamura, Hideki, Ishizu, Hiroyuki, Okada, Kuniaki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2014
Elsevier BV
Elsevier
Subjects
Bullous pemphigoid
Gastric cancer
Resolution
Surgery
CRP
Gastric cancer
Bullous pemphigoid
BP
Resolution
bullous pemphigoid
C-reactive protein
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Summary:An association between bullous pemphigoid (BP) and internal malignancy has been suggested. However, no reports have documented a dramatic improvement in BP after surgery for gastric cancer. An 82-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to a local hospital for severe fatigue. On examination, she was diagnosed with BP and gastric cancer. Her BP was resistant to steroid treatment; however, it improved dramatically after surgery for gastric cancer. In this case, a strong relationship appeared to exist between BP and gastric cancer. This is the first report of a dramatic improvement in BP after surgery for gastric cancer.
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ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.02.008