IgA-mediated epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: Two cases and review of the literature

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 919-925

  Vodegel, Robert M ^a   De Jong, Marcelus C J M ^a   Pas, Hendri H ^a   Jonkman, Marcel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; INFLAMMATION; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 0036895589     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.125079     Document Type: Article

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