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Classification, clinical manifestations, and immunopathological mechanisms of the epithelial variant of paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome: a reappraisal of paraneoplastic pemphigus.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Feb 2001
Nguyen V T, Ndoye A, Bassler K D, Shultz L D, Shields M C, Ruben B S, Webber R J, Pittelkow M R, Lynch P J, Grando S A
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a heterogeneous autoimmune syndrome involving several internal organs and that the pathophysiological mechanisms mediating cutaneous, mucosal, and internal lesions are not limited to autoantibodies targeting adhesion molecules. OBJECTIVE: To classify the diverse mucocutaneous and respiratory presentations of PNP and characterize the...
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