Pemphigus Foliaceus Associated with Anti-NXP2 Autoantibody-positive Dermatomyositis
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Pemphigus foliaceus associated with anti-NXP2 autoantibody-positive dermatomyositis.
SHORT COMMUNICATION Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is one of the autoimmune blistering diseases (ABDs) characterised by autoantibodies (Abs) binding to desmoglein (Dsg) 1, resulting in acant-holysis and intraepidermal blistering. Several other au-toimmune diseases have been reported to occur in patients with ABDs, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Grave's disease (1). Ho...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato Venereologica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1756