Pathogenesis of endemic pemphigus foliaceus

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-418

  Aoki, Valeria ^a   Sousa Jr , Joaquim Xavier ^a   Diaz, Luis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Desmoglein; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLISTER; BRAZIL; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESMOSOME; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MUCOSA; PATHOGENESIS; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SKIN; STREAM (RIVER); URBANIZATION;

ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; PEMPHIGUS; SKIN;

EID: 79956264000     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2011.03.014     Document Type: Review

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