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AN IMMUNOFLUORESCENT STUDY OF CUTANEOUS AMYLOIDOSIS *
Author(s) -
Piamphongsant Thada
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1977.tb00730.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , pathology , amyloid (mycology) , pathogenesis , autofluorescence , physics , quantum mechanics , fluorescence
S ummaryTwenty‐four patients with primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis were studied by direct immunofluorescent techniques. Autofluorescence of the amyloid deposits was observed in two patients with very chronic lesions. IgG, IgA, IgM and C3 were found in association with the amyloid deposits in about two‐thirds of the cases. The immune pathogenesis of amyloid formation is postulated .