TY - JOUR
T1 - Esophageal Involvement in Pemphigus Vulgaris
AU - Eliakim, Abraham Rami
AU - Goldin, E.
AU - Livshin, R.
AU - Okon, E.
PY - 1988/2
Y1 - 1988/2
N2 - Eight patients with pemphigus vulgaris were examined endosopically for esophageal involvement. Most of them (seven of eight) had gastrointestinal symptoms of various types. Four of the patients had microscopical evidence of pemphigus vulgaris involving the esophagus. Three patients were found to have other diseases in their upper gastrointestinal tract accounting for their symptoms. There was no correlation between patients symptoms and macroscopic and microscopic findings. In patients with pemphigus vulgaris, endoscopy should be performed whenever gastrointestinal complaints appear, because the approaches to therapy could differ, according to the endoscopic findings.
AB - Eight patients with pemphigus vulgaris were examined endosopically for esophageal involvement. Most of them (seven of eight) had gastrointestinal symptoms of various types. Four of the patients had microscopical evidence of pemphigus vulgaris involving the esophagus. Three patients were found to have other diseases in their upper gastrointestinal tract accounting for their symptoms. There was no correlation between patients symptoms and macroscopic and microscopic findings. In patients with pemphigus vulgaris, endoscopy should be performed whenever gastrointestinal complaints appear, because the approaches to therapy could differ, according to the endoscopic findings.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1988.tb02313.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1988.tb02313.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0023857178
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 83
SP - 155
EP - 157
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 2
ER -