Transnasal endoscopy in a patient with cicatricial pemphigoid.

A 32-year-old male referring asthmatic bronchitis, corticoid-associated cicatricial pemphigoid, osteoporosis secondary to the use of corticoids and steroid cataracts, is sent to our Unit due to persistent oropharyngeal dysphagia. Conventional endoscopy is programmed in two different days and, subsequent to the failure of the procedure, oral approach is carried out in a vain attempt with a 5.9 mm endoscope. Transnasal route is then considered (Fig. 1), resulting successful as multiple ulcerous lesions and fibrous portions of the hypopharynx can be observed, which are hardly overcome. No other lesions were observed along the esophagic or gastric mucosa as well as the second duodenal portion. A posterior pharynx biopsy revealed the presence of subepidermal split, vesiculobullous mucosa with subepitelial hemorrhage and granulation tissue in the submucous (Fig. 2).