Open AccessSerration pattern analysis as a practical adjunct tool for categorization of subepidermal autoimmune blistering diseases
Author(s) -
Sukriti Arora,
Varsha M Shetty,
Chythra R Rao,
Satish Pai,
Raghavendra Rao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.25259/ijdvl_1232_20
Subject(s) - immunofluorescence , serration , direct fluorescent antibody , epidermolysis bullosa acquisita , pathology , pemphigoid , staining , medicine , dermatology , autoantibody , antibody , biology , bullous pemphigoid , immunology , botany
Serration pattern analysis helps in the classification of subepidermal autoimmune blistering disorders; more precisely, it helps to differentiate epidermolysis bullosa acquisita from other subepidermal autoimmune blistering disorders. Most of the published reports of this tool have come from a single center.