Rare case of peristomal pemphigus vulgaris in an operated case of carcinoma of the rectum

Pemphigus vulgaris (PV), in association with malignancy of the rectum, is a very rare presentation. We present here a case of a 58-year-old woman presenting with atypical skin eruptions in the peristomal area, which gradually progressed to her entire body. These lesions were later diagnosed to be PV...

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Published in:	BMJ case reports Vol. 12; no. 11; p. e230956
Main Authors:	Bhange, Snehal A, Bhansali, Mehul, Shaikh, Tanveer, Ajgaonkar, Utkarsh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 10-11-2019 BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Case report
Subjects:	Abdomen Adenocarcinoma - therapy Antibiotics Autoimmune diseases Case reports Chemoradiotherapy - methods Dermatitis Disease Female Histopathology Hospitals Humans Ileostomy Immunotherapy Middle Aged Monoclonal antibodies Ostomy Pemphigus - complications Rare Disease Rectal Neoplasms - therapy Research centers Skin diseases Surgery Targeted cancer therapy Mumbai India India carcinoma rectum pemphigus vulgaris rituximab peristomal
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Summary:	Pemphigus vulgaris (PV), in association with malignancy of the rectum, is a very rare presentation. We present here a case of a 58-year-old woman presenting with atypical skin eruptions in the peristomal area, which gradually progressed to her entire body. These lesions were later diagnosed to be PV. She developed these lesions in her postoperative period following an anterior resection with a covering ileostomy for her rectal malignancy. She had received neoadjuvant chemo+radiotherapy for her malignancy.
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ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2019-230956