A case of pemphigus vulgaris successfully treated with single filtration plasmapheresis: A correlation of clinical disease activity with serum antibody levels

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 380-385

  Yano, Chizuko ^a   Ishiji, Takaoki ^a   Kamide, Ryoichi ^a   Niimura, Michihito ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Immunofluorescence; Pemphigus vulgaris; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN A; DESMOGLEIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; REMISSION;

EID: 0033932594     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02187.x     Document Type: Article

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