TARC/CCL17 reflects the severity of pemphigus (pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus) at the initial presentation

• Main Authors: Tomoya Takegami (Author), Satoru Yonekura (Author), Takashi Nomura (Author), Gyohei Egawa (Author), Kenji Kabashima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and pemphigus foliaceus (PF) are autoimmune blistering diseases targeting desmoglein 3 (Dsg3) or desmoglein 1 (Dsg1). The current scoring system, pemphigus disease area index (PDAI), has limitations including inter‐ and intra‐evaluator variability, as well...