Diagnostic Value and Practicability of Serration Pattern Analysis by Direct Immunofluorescence Microscopy in Pemphigoid Diseases

In pemphigoid diseases, direct immunofluorescence can be used to differentiate 2 patterns of antibody deposition at the dermal–epidermal junction; u- and n-serrated pattern. The u-serrated pattern is found in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, and n-serrated pattern in all other pemphigoid diseases. T...

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Main Authors: Maike M. Holtsche, Nina van Beek, Axel Künstner, Hauke Busch, Detlef Zillikens, Enno Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica 2021-03-01
Series:Acta Dermato-Venereologica
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Online Access: https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-3748