Evaluation of the possible association between acantholysis and anti‐desmogleins 1 and 3 values in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus

• Main Authors: Maryam Mobarakabadi (Author), Nazanin Rajai (Author), Kambiz Kamyab (Author), Kamran Balighi (Author), Hamidreza Mahmoudi (Author), Soheil Tavakolpour (Author), Ali Nili (Author), Azita Nikoo (Author), Farnam Mohebi (Author), Maryam Daneshpazhooh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Objectives Acantholysis is the main pathologic finding in pemphigus, and its location has been historically used to distinguish the major subtypes of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and pemphigus foliaceus (PF). While suprabasal clefts are present in PV, PF includes intragranular or subcorneal clef...