Open AccessPatients affected by endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Colombia, South America exhibit autoantibodies to optic nerve sheath envelope cell junctions
Author(s) -
Ana María Abréu Vélez,
Wendy Gao,
Michael S. Howard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dermatology practical and conceptual
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-9381
DOI - 10.5826/dpc.0801a01
Subject(s) - pemphigus foliaceus , medicine , autoantibody , dermatology , envelope (radar) , pemphigus , immunology , antibody , computer science , telecommunications , radar
The majority of the patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia (El Bagre EPF or pemphigus Abreu-Manu), have experienced vision problems; we have previously reported several ocular abnormalities.
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