Linear IgA disease (LAD) is characterized by circulating and tissue-bound IgA antibodies against heterogeneous antigens in the cutaneous basement membrane zone. In most cases the cause is unknown, but a minority of cases has been drug induced. We report a 76-year-old man who developed an acute blist
Linear IgA dermatosis with IgA antibodies to type VII collagen
β Scribed by G. Zambruno; J. Kanitakis
- Book ID
- 108667004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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