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Cicatricial pemphigoid with severe laryngeal involvement necessitating tracheotomy (laryngeal cicatricial pemphigoid)

1996; Oxford University Press; Volume: 21; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00064.x

1365-2230

Z. S. CASPAR, Fenella Wojnarowska,

Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema

Cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune blistering disease with laryngeal involvement in only 8% of cases. We report the case of a 68‐year‐old woman with vitiligo, primary hypothyroidism and cicatricial pemphigoid with severe laryngeal involvement necessitating tracheotomy.