How can immunohistochemistry improve the diagnosis of pemphigus foliaceus?

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Denise Miyamoto (مؤلف), Celina Maruta (مؤلف), Claudia Santi (مؤلف), Pablo Zoroquiain (مؤلف), Ana Beatriz Dias (مؤلف), Ligia Fukumori (مؤلف), Alexandre Perigo (مؤلف), Valeria Aoki (مؤلف), Miguel Burnier, Jr (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Elsevier, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Purpose: Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a rare, autoimmune blistering disorder characterized by the production of autoantibodies against desmoglein 1. The mainstay for diagnosis is the demonstration of immune complex deposition by direct immunofluorescence (DIF) in fresh tissue samples. Immunohistochem...