Evaluation of prolactin levels in patients with newly diagnosed pemphigus vulgaris and its correlation with pemphigus disease area index

• Main Authors: Vahideh Lajevardi, MD (Author), Zahra Hallaji, MD (Author), Maryam Daneshpazhooh, MD (Author), Narges Ghandi, MD (Author), Peyman Shekari, MD (Author), Sepideh Khani, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Prolactin is a hormone; in addition to it known roles, it has immunomodulatory effects on lymphocytes maturation and immunoglobulins production. Hyperprolactinemia has been demonstrated in various autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, type I diab...