Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita with ultraviolet radiation sensitivity

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 517-520

  Jappe, U ^a   Zillikens, D ^b   Bonnekoh, B ^a   Gollnick, H ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita; Type VII collagen; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SKIN BIOPSY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COLLAGEN; COMPLEMENT C3; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0034017374     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03368.x     Document Type: Article

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