Open AccessSalt split technique: A useful tool in the diagnosis of subepidermal bullous disorders
Author(s) -
Abhishek De,
Raghavendra Rao,
C Balachandran
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.74534
Subject(s) - epidermolysis bullosa acquisita , medicine , dermatology , gold standard (test) , direct fluorescent antibody , pathology , bullous pemphigoid , radiology , antibody , immunology
Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) is the gold standard in the diagnosis of immunobullous diseases. However, it cannot reliably differentiate various subtypes of subepidermal immune- bullous diseases (SIBD). Salt split technique (SST) could be used under such circumstances to differentiate them. There is paucity of reports in the Indian literature regarding the SST.