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- Title
Pemphigus vulgaris with autoantibodies to desmoplakin.
- Authors
Kim, S-C.; Chung, Y.L.; Kim, J.; Cho, N.J.; Amagai, M.
- Abstract
Reports on the case of a 63-year-old woman who had clinical, histological and immunopathological features of pemphigus vulgaris with circulating antibodies to desmoplakin I and II (DP I and DP II). Initial diagnosis; Initial treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy; Role of DP I and DP II; Mechanism of development of autoantibodies to DP; Identification of autoantibodies; Disease activity of pemphigus.
- Subjects
PEMPHIGUS; AUTOANTIBODIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 2001, Vol 145, Issue 5, p838
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04415.x