JUVENILE LINEARE IGA-DERMATOSE MOGLICHKEITEN DER DIAGNOSTIK

Translated title of the contribution: Juvenile linear IgA disease: Diagnostic options

B. Jorg*, H. Hamm, M. Dmochowski, T. Hashimoto, E. B. Brocker, D. Zillikens

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Abstract

An 18-month-old girl presented with an eruption of tense blisters on the face, oral mucous membranes, arms and legs arising over the past 3 weeks. Histologically, we found a subepidermal blister formation. Direct immunofluorescence demonstrated a linear deposition of IgA at the basement membrane zone. The indirect immunofluorescence with NaCl-separated human skin as a substrate revealed circulating IgA serum antibodies binding to the roof of the artificial blister. By immunoblotting of epidermal and dermal extracts, the antibodies recognized an epidermal protein of 97 kD. Three years later, the disease still requires oral treatment with dapsone and low-dose corticosteroids to suppress new blister formation.

Translated title of the contributionJuvenile linear IgA disease: Diagnostic options
Original languageGerman
JournalH+G Zeitschrift fur Hautkrankheiten
Volume70
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)185-188
Number of pages4
ISSN0301-0481
Publication statusPublished - 1995

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