Open AccessA study of prevalence of autoantibodies in patients with lichen planus from Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Kinjal Deepak Rambhia,
Vidya Kharkar,
Vandana Pradhan,
Manisha Patwardhan,
Kanjaksha Ghosh,
Uday Khopkar
Publication year - 2018
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 - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_182_17
Subject(s) - autoantibody , antibody , desmoglein , desmoglein 1 , desmoglein 3 , medicine , immunology , direct fluorescent antibody , thyroglobulin , pemphigus vulgaris , keratinocyte , psoriasis , anti dsdna antibodies , anti nuclear antibody , dermatology , biology , in vitro , biochemistry
Lichen planus is a common chronically relapsing autoimmune skin condition with poorly understood etiology. Apart from cellular immunity, presence of various antibodies has been hypothesized. Various studies have found the presence of serum anti-nuclear antibody, anti-mitochondrial antibody, anti-desmoglein 1 and 3 antibodies, anti-keratinocyte antibody and anti-thyroglobulin antibody in patients of cutaneous and oral lichen planus.