Esophagitis dissecans superficialis and autoimmune bullous dermatoses: A review

Figure 2 Endoscopic views of a variety of esophageal findings in a 71-year-old woman with mucosal-dominant pemphigus vulgaris. A: Note esophagitis dissecans superficialis with extensive reddish erosion of the entire esophagus and whitish sheets of sloughed mucosa with the index value for anti-desmoglein 3 antibody of 1620; B: Histopathological examination of the esophageal mucosa, showing separation at the suprabasal level of epithelium. Note the formation of a row of tombstones-like basal cells that remain attached to the basement membrane (H&E, × 100); C: Esophagitis dissecans superficialis with sheets of sloughing mucosa in the mid esophagus with the index value for anti-desmoglein 3 antibody of 128; D: Sheets of sloughing mucosa presenting esophageal webs in the upper esophagus; E: A bulla (arrowheads) in the upper esophagus with the index value for anti-desmoglein 3 antibody of 145; F: Several slightly raised whitish blisters scattered in the lower esophagus.