Direct immunofluorescence of skin biopsy: Perspective of an immunopathologist

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-158

  Minz, Ranjana Walker ^a   Chhabra, Seema ^a   Singh, S ^a   Radotra, B ^a   Kumar, Bhushan ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cytoid body; Direct immunofluorescence; Immune blistering disorders of skin; Lupus band test; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE; BLISTER; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NEWBORN; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VASCULITIS; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949841072     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.60561     Document Type: Article

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