IgA pemphigus associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma showing unique reactivity with desmocollins: Unusual clinical and histopathological features.
Posted on September 9, 2012Authors: Asahina A, Koga H, Suzuki Y, Hashimoto T Abstract IgA pemphigus includes subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD)-type and intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis (IEN)-type. Cases of IgG/IgA pemphigus have recently been documented(1) . ...Read more »Study of oral, ear, nose and throat involvement in pemphigus vulgaris by endoscopic examination.
Posted on September 7, 2012Background: 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 ...Read more »Autoantibody detection in bullous pemphigoid: Clinical evaluation of the EUROPLUS™ Dermatology Mosaic.
Posted on September 3, 2012Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease. Autoantibodies 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. ...Read more »Diagnostic accuracy of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) to detect anti-skin autoantibodies in autoimmune blistering skin diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Posted on September 1, 2012Abstract BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are essential tools to accurately and reliably summarize evidence, and can be used as a starting point for developing practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. AIM: To ...Read more »Profile of Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivity in a Population at High Risk for Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus (Fogo Selvagem).
Posted on August 31, 2012Fogo Selvagem (FS) is an autoimmune bullous disease with pathogenic IgG autoantibodies recognizing desmoglein 1 (Dsg1), a desmosomal glycoprotein. In certain settlements of Brazil, a high prevalence of FS (3%) is reported, ...Read more »Use of modified ciclosporin in the management of feline pemphigus foliaceus: a retrospective analysis.
Posted on August 29, 2012Background - Glucocorticoids as sole therapy for pemphigus foliaceus (PF) in cats are not always successful, and it is common to need additional immunomodulating agents to manage the disease. Hypothesis/Objectives - This retrospective study ...Read more »Ultrastructure of acantholysis in pemphigus foliaceus reexamined from the current perspective
Posted on August 27, 2012Background Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a chronic cutaneous autoimmune blistering disease that is characterized by superficial blistering of the skin, and according to the current perspective is caused by autoantibodies directed against ...Read more »Enrichment of total serum IgG4 in pemphigus patients
Posted on August 25, 2012Background: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and pemphigus foliaceus (PF) are potentially fatal blistering diseases caused by autoantibodies targeting desmoglein adhesion proteins. Previous studies have shown an IgG4>IgG1 predominance of anti-desmoglein antibodies in pemphigus; ...Read more »IgA pemphigus associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma showing unique reactivity with desmocollins: Unusual clinical and histopathological features
Posted on August 23, 2012IgA pemphigus includes subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD)-type and intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis (IEN)-type. Cases of IgG/IgA pemphigus have recently been documented1. Nonetheless, individual reports of IgA pemphigus indicate considerable heterogeneity. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11127.x/abstractRead more »Paraneoplastic pemphigus
Posted on August 21, 2012Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a distinct autoimmune blistering disease that can affect multiple organs other than the skin. It occurs in association with certain neoplasms, among which lymphoproliferative diseases are most commonly ...Read more »
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