Acantholysis may precede elevation of circulating anti‐desmoglein 3 antibody levels in pemphigus vulgaris presenting with desquamative gingivitis

Acantholysis may precede elevation of circulating anti‐desmoglein 3 antibody levels in pemphigus vulgaris presenting with desquamative gingivitis

Abstract Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune, blistering disease that affects the mucosa and skin. The current theory favors the concept that anti‐desmoglein (Dsg) 3 autoimmunity is the only pathogenic event needed to induce acantholysis. However, a few cases of active PV in the oral cavity had...

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Main Authors: Hiroyasu Endo, Terry D. Rees, Hideo Niwa, Kayo Kuyama, Maya Oshima, Tae Serizawa, Shigeo Tanaka, Masamichi Komiya, Takanori Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Subjects:
autoimmune diseases
desmoglein 3
gingival diseases
pemphigus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.174

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.174

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