Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, also eponymously known as Devic’s disease) is an immune‐mediated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that can lead to significant disability. Pediatric NMO is a rare disorder often reported after an infection. The authors report a…
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Neuromyelitis optica in a patient with pemphigus foliaceus
Taggato con: neuromyelitis optica, neuroscience, pemphigus foliaceus
Pubblicato in Clinical Research, Sperimentazioni cliniche, Uncategorized
Pubblicato in Clinical Research, Sperimentazioni cliniche, Uncategorized
Got Milk? You Don’t Need It.
By Mark Bittman Drinking milk is as American as Mom and apple pie. Until not long ago, Americans were encouraged not only by the lobbying group called the American Dairy Association but by parents, doctors and teachers to drink four…
Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium as a steroid-sparing agent in pemphigus treatment: a retrospective study
Several immunosuppressive drugs are used as steroid-sparing agents in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) trattamento, with the aim of reducing the cumulative dose of steroids and minimizing the side effects of long-term steroid treatment. The objective of this study is to evaluate…
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and alpha 1 antitrypsin: A Fatal Outcome in a patient affected by endemic pemphigus foliaceus
Herpes virus infections are well known infectious complications of pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid. We describe pathologic findings utilizing autopsy tissue from several organs from a patient affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus in El Bagre, Colombia, South America.…
Taggato con: a1a, alpha 1 antitrypsin, fatal, pemphigus foliaceus, varicella-zoster virus, vzv
Pubblicato in Clinical Research, Medical, News and Information
Pubblicato in Clinical Research, Medical, News and Information
Letter: Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in patients with pemphigus vulgaris: Correlation with disease extent at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up.
Several studies have tried to determine the relationship between auto-antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor and the development of pemphigus vulgaris. In this study, we observed that antibody levels against the acetylcholine receptor are mildly elevated in pemphigus vulgaris (PV), and…
Study of Oral, Ear, Nose and Throat Involvement in Pemphigus Vulgaris by Endoscopic Examination
Background: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering skin disorder characterized by the presence of suprabasal acantholysis and autoantibodies against desmoglein 3. There are two different clinical forms: mucocutaneous (MCPV) or mucosal (MPV). However, it is not clear how PV…
Taggato con: endoscopic examination, pemphigus vulgaris
Pubblicato in Clinical Research, Medical, News and Information
Pubblicato in Clinical Research, Medical, News and Information
Autoantibody Detection in Bullous Pemphigoid: Clinical Evaluation of the EUROPLUS™ Dermatology Mosaic
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease. Auto-antibodies to BP180 and BP230 can be detected by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on different substrates (oesophagus, salt-split-skin, BP180-antigen dots, BP230-transfected cells) and ELISA. Here, we compared test characteristics of these test…
Taggato con: bullous pemphigoid, dermatology mosiac, europlus, evaluation
Pubblicato in Around the Globe, Medical, News and Information
Pubblicato in Around the Globe, Medical, News and Information
