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Immunofluorescent patterns in the skin in Besnier's prurigo
Author(s) -
HODGKINSON GILLIAN I.,
EVERALL JOHN D.,
SMITH HUW V.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1977.tb07129.x
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin e , prurigo , dermis , basement membrane , pathology , antibody , epidermis (zoology) , medicine , immunology , complement (music) , dermatology , biology , anatomy , phenotype , biochemistry , complementation , gene
SUMMARY The immunofluorescent patterns in the skin of eighteen patients with Besnier's prurigo were studied at different stages of eczematous lesions. The presence, distribution pattern, and numbers of immunoglobulin and complement‐positive lymphocytes in twenty‐nine biopsies are reported. In all cases IgE‐positive lymphocytes were present in both clinically uninvolved and involved skin. IgG, IgM and IgE‐positive lymphocytes showed a characteristic distribution pattern in the dermis. In the acute stages IgM deposition was prominent in the basement membrane zone and it is suggested that damage to the basement membrane results in diffusion of immunoglobulin and complement into the epidermis. These features were not present in a control group of normal skin and of other dermatoses.