Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and inflammatory bowel disease

B. Raab, D. F. Fretzin, D. M. Bronson, M. J. Scott, H. H. Roenigk Jr and M. Medenica

Three patients had epidermolysis bullosa acquisita in association with Crohn's disease. We believe that epidermolysis bullosa acquisita should be included among the extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. This article describes the diagnostic criteria, treatment, and other systemic diseases associated with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita.