Comparison of immunofluorescence and desmoglein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the diagnosis of pemphigus: A Prospective, Cross-sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital | Zendy

Smitha Prabhu | Zendy; Deepthi Ravi | Zendy; Raghavendra Rao | Zendy; C Balachandran | Zendy; Indira Bairy | Zendy

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Comparison of immunofluorescence and desmoglein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the diagnosis of pemphigus: A Prospective, Cross-sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Author(s) -

Smitha Prabhu,

Deepthi Ravi,

Raghavendra Rao,

C Balachandran,

Indira Bairy

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

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/ijd.ijd_595_16

Subject(s) - iif , pemphigus foliaceus , medicine , pemphigus , pemphigus vulgaris , desmoglein , desmoglein 1 , titer , dermatology , immunofluorescence , paraneoplastic pemphigus , antibody , autoantibody , immunology

Pemphigus is an acquired immunobullous disorder in which antibodies are directed against epidermal cadherins. Despite the commercial availability and less cost of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to detect antidesmoglein 1 (Dsg1) and anti-Dsg3, immunofluorescence is still widely used for confirmation of diagnosis.

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