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Pemphigus and the terminal hair follicle
Author(s) -
Wilson C. L.,
Dean D.,
Wojnarowska F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1991.tb01379.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus , scalp , outer root sheath , hair follicle , epidermis (zoology) , pathology , follicle , epithelium , biology , medicine , dermatology , immunology , immunohistochemistry , anatomy , endocrinology
The scalp is frequently involved in the autoimmune skin disease pemphigus. This study demonstrates the distribution of pemphigus antigen in the scalp terminal hair follicle; as well as being found in the epidermis, it is distributed throughout the whole hair follicle outer root sheath and in the dermal bulb matrix cells. The increase in volume of target antigen offered by the follicular epithelium could be a factor determining scalp involvement in pemphigus.