Bullous Skin Diseases: Classical Types of Autoimmune Diseases

The prototypic bullous skin diseases, pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, and bullous pemphigoid, are characterized by the blister formation in the skin and/or oral mucosa in combination with circulating and deposited autoantibodies reactive with (hemi)desmosomes. Koch’s postulates, adapted for...

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Main Author: Jan Damoiseaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/457982
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