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IgG/IgA pemphigus with dyskeratotic acantholysis and intraepidermal neutrophilic microabscesses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17973815     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Herpetiform vesicles and erythema with erosion developed on the trunk of a 48-year-old Japanese man. Acantholysis was observed in the spinous layer of the lesional epidermis and direct immunofluorescence revealed cell surface deposition of immunoglobulin IgG and C3. Indirect immunofluorescence could not detect circulating anti-cell surface antibodies. Immunoblot analysis detected neither anti-desmoglein (Dsg)1 antibody nor anti-Dsg3 antibody. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay could detect IgG and IgA anti-Dsg1 antibodies and IgA anti-Dsg3 antibody, in addition to a gray zone titer of IgG anti-Dsg3 antibody. Intraepidermal neutrophilic infiltration with neutrophilic microabscesses and intense dyskeratotic cells were histopathologically characteristic in this case. Skin lesions improved within 1 month and remission has continued for 9 years under oral administration of dapsone.
Authors:
Kimiko Nakajima; Takashi Hashimoto; Hideki Nakajima; Maki Yokogawa; Mitsunori Ikeda; Hajime Kodama
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of dermatology     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0385-2407     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Dermatol.     Publication Date:  2007 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-01     Completed Date:  2008-01-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600545     Medline TA:  J Dermatol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  757-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan. nakajimk@kochi-u.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acantholysis / pathology
Autoantibodies / blood
Dapsone / therapeutic use
Desmoglein 1 / immunology
Desmoglein 3 / immunology
Folic Acid Antagonists / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunoglobulin A / blood*
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Immunologic Tests
Male
Middle Aged
Neutrophils
Pemphigus / drug therapy,  immunology,  pathology*
Skin / pathology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Autoantibodies; 0/Desmoglein 1; 0/Desmoglein 3; 0/Folic Acid Antagonists; 0/Immunoglobulin A; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 80-08-0/Dapsone

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