Case of subepidermal bullous disease with diffuse esophageal involvement presenting with immunoglobulin G autoantibodies to both the BP180 NC16a and C-terminal domains, and immunoglobulin A autoantibodies to the BP180 NC16a domain

J Dermatol. 2014 Jul;41(7):665-7. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.12522. Epub 2014 Jun 14.

Authors

Naoko Takayama¹, Sonoko Nakazono, Jiro Kumagai, Takahiro Kawamura, Fumihito Suzuki, Norito Ishii, Takashi Hashimoto, Takeshi Namiki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan.

PMID: 24930476
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12522

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Autoantibodies / blood*
Autoantigens / chemistry
Autoantigens / immunology*
Collagen Type XVII
Esophageal Diseases / immunology*
Esophageal Diseases / pathology*
Humans
Immunoglobulin A / blood
Immunoglobulin G / blood
Male
Non-Fibrillar Collagens / chemistry
Non-Fibrillar Collagens / immunology*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / pathology*
Protein Structure, Tertiary

Substances

Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Non-Fibrillar Collagens