Comparative scanning electron microscopy of bullous diseases

• Main Authors: Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr (Author), Gabriela Rossi (Author), Octavio Ruschel Karam (Author), Nara Moreira Rocha (Author), Ricardo Marques e Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study is to compare scanning electron microscopy findings of the blister roof in three distinct bullous diseases: one intraepidermal acantholytic (pemphigus foliaceus); one due to hemidesmosomal dysfunction (bullous pemphigoid); and one secondary to anchoring fibril dysfunction -...