Abstract
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 tracheostomy.
Publication types
-
Case Reports
-
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
-
Aged
-
Autoimmune Diseases / complications*
-
Female
-
Humans
-
Hypothyroidism / complications
-
Laryngeal Diseases / etiology*
-
Laryngeal Diseases / surgery
-
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / complications*
-
Tracheostomy*
-
Vitiligo / complications