Degree of histologic inflammation in lupus erythematosus and direct immunofluorescence results: Red and inflamed lesions do not increase the chances of getting a bright band

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-26

  Hung, Tawny ^a,b   Crawford, Richard Ian ^a   Martinka, Magdalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SOFT TISSUE INFLAMMATION; STAINING;

FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; SKIN;

EID: 84875461744     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2012.12032     Document Type: Article

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