A case of nonscarring inflammatory epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: Characterization of IgG autoantibodies by immunofluorescence, immunoblotting and immunogold electron microscopy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 666-672

  Honoki, Kumiko ^a   Muramatsu, Tsutomu ^a   Nakatani, Chie ^a   Iida, Takashi ^a   Shirai, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EBA; Inflammatory

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOMALATE; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; DAPSONE; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; EROSION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT;

EID: 0031774409     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02478.x     Document Type: Article

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