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Immunological investigation of autoimmune bullous dermatoses

Immunological investigation of autoimmune bullous dermatoses

Jerbi, Ameni

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Medical Reference

ISBN10: 6208187877
ISBN13: 9786208187873
Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
Published: Oct 16 2024
Pages: 52
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Autoimmune bullous dermatoses (ABD) are specific autoimmune diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. They are characterized by the presence of autoantibodies (auto-Ab) directed against skin and mucous membrane adhesion molecules, leading to altered function of their antigenic targets, resulting in clinical bullae and/or erosions. Depending on the site of cleavage, a distinction is made between intra-epidermal DBAI, characterized by auto-Ac directed against the structural proteins of the desmosomes that hold the keratinocytes of the epidermis together; and sub-epidermal DBAI, characterized by the presence of auto-Ac directed against the components of the dermo-epidermal junction (DEJ).The diagnosis of DBAI is based on clinical, histopathological and immunological evidence (detection of circulating or tissue-deposited auto-Ac). Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) is an immunological technique performed on cryosections of peri-lesional biopsies, based on the detection of Ac deposits and/or complement fractions using specific fluorescein-conjugated Ac.

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