Orf-induced immunobullous disease: A distinct autoimmune blistering disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-55

  White, Kevin P ^a   Zedek, Daniel C ^c   White, Wain L ^c,d,e   Simpson, Eric L ^a   Hester, Eric ^a   Morrison, Lynne ^a   Lazarova, Zelmira ^f   Liu, Debra ^g   Scagliarini, Alessandra ^h   Kurtz, Stephen E ⁱ   White Jr , Clifton R ^a   Yancey, Kim B ^f   Blauvelt, Andrew ^a,b,i  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Greensboro Pathology Associates   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^g Triad Dermatology PA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁱ Veterans Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RITUXIMAB; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POXVIRUS; POXVIRUS INDUCED IMMUNOBULLOUS DISEASE; POXVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COMPLEMENT C3; DNA, VIRAL; ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORF VIRUS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 37449005977     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.08.029     Document Type: Article

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