Clinical and serological follow-up studies of endemic pemphigus foliaceus (fogo selvagem) in Western Parana, Brazil (2001-2002)

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 446-450

  Empinotti, J C ^a   Aoki, V ^b   Filgueira, A ^a   Sampaio, S A P ^b   Rivitti, E A ^b   Sanches Jr , J A ^b   Li, N ^c   Hilario Vargas, J ^c   Diaz, L A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Bullous diseases; Desmoglein 1; Fogo selvagem; Pemphigus foliaceus

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 1; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SERUM;

AUTOANTIBODIES; DESMOGLEIN 1; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PEMPHIGUS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33745907295     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07302.x     Document Type: Article

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