Demonstration of pemphigus-specific immunofluorescence pattern by direct immunofluorescence of plucked hair

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1187-1189

  Rao, Raghavendra ^a,b   Dasari, Kavitha ^a,b   Shenoi, Shrutakirthi ^a,b   Balachandran, Chandrashekaran ^a,b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PEMPHIGUS; SCALP HAIR; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FLUORESCENT DYES; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; SCALP;

EID: 70449365693     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04153.x     Document Type: Article

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