In vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy for non-invasive diagnosis of pemphigus foliaceus

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Angelova Fischer, Irena ^a   Pfeuti, T ^b   Zillikens, D ^a   Rose, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b ONDAE Engineering   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blister; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Non invasive skin imaging; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

BLISTER; CONFOCAL IMAGE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CURRENT DIAGNOSTICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN-VIVO; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; NON-INVASIVE; NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS; NON-INVASIVE SKIN IMAGING; NONINVASIVE METHODS; PEMPHIGUS; REAL TIME VISUALIZATION; SCREENING TOOL; SUB-CELLULAR;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; LASERS; SCANNING; SKIN;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RITUXIMAB;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; SKIN BIOPSY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PEMPHIGUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PEMPHIGUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 63449100011     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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