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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 16, 2010; 2(7): 252-256
Published online Jul 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i7.252
Published online Jul 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i7.252
Figure 1 Endoscopic view of esophagitis dissecans superficialis.
A: With diffuse sloughing mucosa of the lower esophagus in a 76-year-old woman presenting hematemesis, and the cause was idiopathic; B: with longitudinal sloughing mucosa from upper to mid esophagus in a 67-year-old woman with mucocutaneous type pemphigus vulgaris, note fine whitish fragments of sloughed mucosa, and the index value for anti-desmoglein 3 antibody by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was over 1280 (normal value < 7).
- Citation: Hokama A, Yamamoto YI, Taira K, Nakamura M, Kobashigawa C, Nakamoto M, Hirata T, Kinjo N, Kinjo F, Takahashi K, Fujita J. Esophagitis dissecans superficialis and autoimmune bullous dermatoses: A review. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2010; 2(7): 252-256
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v2/i7/252.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v2.i7.252