A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge
We report a case of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) that presented as a diagnostic challenge. A 60-year-old Qatari lady presented with odynophagia, oral ulceration, and weight loss. Multiple physicians investigated her for over 6 months with a multitude of tests and serial gastroscopies, all o...
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| description | We report a case of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) that presented as a diagnostic challenge. A 60-year-old Qatari lady presented with odynophagia, oral ulceration, and weight loss. Multiple physicians investigated her for over 6 months with a multitude of tests and serial gastroscopies, all of which failed to reach a conclusive diagnosis. Only after referral to a dermatologist and full body examination was diagnosis finally achieved. After reviewing the literature, we provide a summary of EBA and highlight the importance of comprehensive clinical reviews in order to avoid unnecessary morbidity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5863e282dae24ab79cfea3839191102c2025-08-20T03:33:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712016-01-01201610.1155/2016/28391042839104A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic ChallengeG. Kravvas0D. Veitch1C. M. Perrett2Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKDepartment of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKDepartment of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU, UKWe report a case of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) that presented as a diagnostic challenge. A 60-year-old Qatari lady presented with odynophagia, oral ulceration, and weight loss. Multiple physicians investigated her for over 6 months with a multitude of tests and serial gastroscopies, all of which failed to reach a conclusive diagnosis. Only after referral to a dermatologist and full body examination was diagnosis finally achieved. After reviewing the literature, we provide a summary of EBA and highlight the importance of comprehensive clinical reviews in order to avoid unnecessary morbidity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2839104 |
| spellingShingle | G. Kravvas D. Veitch C. M. Perrett A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full | A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_short | A Case of Bullous Skin Disease Presenting with Odynophagia: A Diagnostic Challenge |
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