Open AccessCurrent concepts of immunofluorescence in oral mucocutaneous diseases
Author(s) -
Ch Anuradha,
Malathi Narasimhan,
Sambandam Anandan,
KT Magesh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.86673
Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , immunofluorescence , dermatology , medicine , pathology , immunology , antibody , disease
To study the immunofluorescence pattern and to assess its reliability as a confirmatory diagnostic test in patients with pemphigus, pemphigoid, lichen planus, and lupus erythematosus and also to assess the disease activity by indirect immunofluorscence (IIF) in patients with pemphigus only.