Antibodies to pilosebaceous units along their neurovascular supply routes in a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Colombia, South America

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-375

  Abreu Velez, Ana Maria ^a   Yi, Hong ^b   Gao, Weiqing ^b   Smoller, Bruce R ^c   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^b   Howard, Michael S ^a  

^a Georgia Dermatopathology Associates   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplakins I and II; Endemic pemphigus foliaceus; Pilosebaceous units; Plakophilin 4 (p0071) antibody; Velo cardio facial syndrome (ARVCF)

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CD117 ANTIBODY; CD20 ANTIBODY; CD68 ANTIBODY; CD8 ANTIBODY; HISTOID ANTIBODY; MYELOID ANTIBODY; TRYPTASE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN ANTIBODY; ZAP70 ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EYELID; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN NERVE; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOPSY; COLOMBIA; DESMOPLAKINS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PEMPHIGUS; PLAKOPHILINS; SKIN;

EID: 79960827961     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1310     Document Type: Article

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