The use of anti-intercellular substance antibody in diagnosing patients with clinical suspicion of pemphigus

Background: Pemphigus is frequently diagnosed via indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) or skin biopsy with direct immunofluorescence staining. However, the accuracy of IIF to detect anti-intercellular substance autoantibodies (anti-ICS Ab) has not been evaluated in Asian populations. Method: IIF was pe...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Han Wang, Yu-Tsung Chen, Wei-Yu Chen, Ting-Jui Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Dermatologica Sinica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811716300076