Extensive accumulation of eosinophil extracellular traps in bullous delayed-pressure urticaria: A pathophysiological link?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1151-1152

  Kerstan, A ^a   Simon, H U ^b   Yousefi, S ^b   Leverkus, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

AGED; BIOACCUMULATION; BLISTER; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHEMA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA; WELLS SYNDROME;

AGED; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; MALE; URTICARIA;

EID: 84860347124     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10848.x     Document Type: Letter

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