Two cases of atypical bullous disease showing linear IgG and IgA deposition in the basement membrane zone

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 254-258

  Kawahara, Yoshie ^a   Hashimoto, Takashi ^a   Watanabe, Kyoko ^a   Kurihara, Seiichi ^b   Matsuo, Itsuro ^c   Nishikawa, Takeji ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shonan Sanada Clinic   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

atypical bullous disease; basement membrane zone; linear IgG and IgA deposition

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; DAPSONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEMPHIGOID; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0029976584     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb04008.x     Document Type: Article

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