Article
Pemphigus.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Dec 2008
Ioannides D, Lazaridou E, Rigopoulos D
Abstract excerpt
Pemphigus refers to a group of potentially life-threatening autoimmune diseases of the skin and mucous membranes, characterized by the formation of blisters and erosions of the skin. An autoimmune process, directed against keratinocyte desmosomal cadherins, interferes with the adhesive function of these molecules. This results in the separation of keratinocytes and clinical manifestation of blistering....
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