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Deposits of immunoglobulins and complement in oral lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
SCHIÖDT M.,
DABELSTEEN E.,
ULLMAN S.,
HALBERG P.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1974.tb01917.x
Subject(s) - medicine , staining , oral mucosa , pathology , lupus erythematosus , basement membrane , dermatology , antibody , immunology
– Deposits of immunoglobnlins were demonstrated at the basement membrane zone in oral lesions in 10 out of 11 patients with lupus erythematosus (LE), and in normal oral mucosa in one out of six patients with LE by means of an imniunofluorescence staining technique. The reported findings are in accordance with the findings in skin biopsies from cutaneous LE lesions. In cases of LE, difficult to diagnose clinically and histopathologically, the imniunofluorescence staining technique may be of value as a supplementary diagnostic tool.