Exposure to phlebotomus papatasi and/or leishmania major: Possible etiologic link to tunisian pemphigus

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 479-482

  Zaraa, Inès ^a,b,c   Boussoffara, Thouraya ^d   Ben Ahmed, Mèlika ^b,d   Marzouki, Soumaya ^d   Ben Hassouna, Nabiha ^d   Kallel Sellami, Myriam ^a,b   Makni, Sondes ^a,b   Ben Osman, Amel ^a,b   Louzir, Hechmi ^b,d   Mokni, Mourad ^a,b,c  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^c Research Unit UR 24/04   (Tunisia)

^d PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; LETTER; PARASITOSIS; PEMPHIGUS; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; TH2 CELL; TUNISIA;

EID: 84855948548     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.291     Document Type: Letter

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