Punctate pemphigus: An underreported direct immunofluorescence pattern

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 293-296

  Ko, Christine J ^a   McNiff, Jennifer M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

desmosome; dot like; immunofluorescence; pemphigus; punctate

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; DESMOSOME; DOT-LIKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PEMPHIGUS; PUNCTATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DESMOSOME; DOT-LIKE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PEMPHIGUS; PUNCTATE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894573238     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cup.12272     Document Type: Article

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