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Anti-epiligrin (laminin 5) cicatricial pemphigoid
J I Allbritton1, H C Nousari, G J Anhalt
1Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|February 21, 1998
Abstract:
Cicatricial pemphigoid is an autoimmune disease predominantly of elderly patients. Recently, a subtype of cicatricial pemphigoid with antibodies to epiligrin (laminin 5) was described. We report a patient in whom anti-epiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid was identified. He presented with cutaneous, oral and ocular involvement. He has shown initial improvement on corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide.