Reduced IgG anti-desmocollin autoantibody titre and concomitant improvement in a patient with pemphigus vegetans

Eur J Dermatol. 2018 Apr 1;28(2):232-233. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2017.3202.

Authors

Naomi Tani¹, Kazunari Sugita², Nanako Yamada², Norito Ishii³, Takashi Hashimoto⁴, Osamu Yamamoto²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan, Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
² Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
⁴ Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Kurume, Japan.

PMID: 29336313
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2017.3202

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / immunology*
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / metabolism
Biomarkers / blood
Biopsy, Needle
Dermoscopy / methods
Desmocollins / immunology*
Desmocollins / metabolism
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Pemphigus / classification
Pemphigus / drug therapy
Pemphigus / immunology*
Pemphigus / pathology*
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
Biomarkers
Desmocollins
anti-IgG
Prednisone