Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2004
Abstract
We describe the case of a young female patient suffering from a consequential form of pemphigus vulgaris with extensive involvement of the oesophagus with odynophagia. Upper endoscopy described serious involvement of the oesophageal mucosa.
The diagnosis was based on a histological and imunofluorescence examination. The patient has been suffering from a resistant form of posttraumatic epilepsy (she was temporarily treated using carbamazepine and valprotic acid ten years ago).
The involvement of the oesophageal mucosa is one of the limiting signs of success of the pharmacotherapy.