Dermatitis herpetiformis: Potential for confusion with linear IgA bullous dermatosis on direct immunofluorescence [1]

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Van, Livia ^a   Browning, John C ^a   Krishnan, Ravi S ^a   Kenner Bell, Brandi M ^a   Hsu, Sylvia ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MALE; PUNCH BIOPSY; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CELIAC DISEASE; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 38749094045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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