Evaluation of the Diagnostic Value of Oesophageal Biopsies for Direct Immunofluorescence Microscopy in Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Kaan Yilmaz, Onur Dikmen, Nina Beek, Jens U. Marquardt, Martha M. Kirstein, Detlef Zillikens, Enno Schmidt*

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Abstract

Mucous membrane pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disorder characterized by predominant involvement of surface-close epithelia and linear depositions of immunoreactants at the dermal-epithelial junction on direct immunofluorescence microscopy. A major diagnostic difficulty is the frequent need for multiple biopsies to facilitate the diagnosis. Although oesopha-geal involvement is a rare, but life-threatening mani-festation, the relevance of oesophageal direct immu-nofluorescence sampling is unclear. This retrospective monocentric study evaluated 67 non-lesional biopsies from 11 patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid and clinical symptoms suggestive of oesophageal involvement, comprising 31 samples from the oeso-phagus and 36 samples from other anatomical sites. Five patients (45.5%) exhibited endoscopic findings compatible with oesophageal involvement of mucous membrane pemphigoid. No correlation was identified between the presence of oesophageal lesions and direct immunofluorescence positivity in lesions from the oesophagus (p = 1.0). Oral and cutaneous samples were significantly more frequently positive by direct immunofluorescence than were oesophageal biopsies (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0195, respectively). Oesophageal samples yielded significantly less IgG reactivity than oral and cutaneous lesions (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0126, respectively), and less IgA antibody response than oral lesions (p = 0.0036). In conclu-sion, oesophageal direct immunofluorescence samples were inferior to oral and cutaneous biopsies for the diagnosis of mucous membrane pemphigoid even when oesophageal lesions compatible with mucous membrane pemphigoid were present at the time of biopsy.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberadv11947
JournalActa Dermato-Venereologica
Volume103
Pages (from-to)adv11947
ISSN0001-5555
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25.08.2023

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)
  • Centers: Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin (CRIS)

DFG Research Classification Scheme

  • 2.22-19 Dermatology
  • 2.21-05 Immunology

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  • CRC 1526, PANTAU: Pathomechanisms of Antibody-mediated Autoimmunity

    Sadik, C. (Speaker, Coordinator), Zillikens, D. (Speaker, Coordinator), Scheffold, A. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Schmidt, E. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Heine, G. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Manz, R. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Köhl, J. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Ludwig, R. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Peipp, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Hammers, M. C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Verschoor, A. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Karsten, C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Nimmerjahn, F. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Hutloff, A. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Ibrahim, S. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Wettschureck, N. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Bieber, K. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Schilf, P. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Vaeth, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Hirose, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Vaeth, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Baines, J. F. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Bacher, P. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Hoffmann, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Busch, H. S. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Höppner, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Becker, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Holtsche, M. M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Fähnrich, A. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Szymczak, S. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Murthy, S. (Principal Investigator (PI)) & Lux, A. (Principal Investigator (PI))

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