MAST CELLS, MAST/STEM CELL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (C-KIT/CD117) AND IGE MAY BE INTEGRAL TO THE PATHOGENESIS OF ENDEMIC PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS

• Main Authors: Ana Maria Roselino (Author), Ana Maria Abreu Velez (Author), Michael S. Howard (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Our Dermatology Online, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Introduction: Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is endemic in some South American countries, especially in Colombia and Brazil; in Brazil, it is also known as fogo selvagem (FS). We aimed to study the presence of mast cells and the expression of the mast/stem cell growth factor receptor (c-kit/CD117) in PF s...