Evaluation of the Diagnostic Value of Oesophageal Biopsies for Direct Immunofluorescence Microscopy in Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

In conclusion, oesophageal direct immunofluorescence samples were inferior to oral and cutaneous biopsies for the diagnosis of mucous membrane pemphigoid even when oesophageal lesions compatible with mucous membrane pemphigoid were present at the time of biopsy.PMID:37622202 | DOI:10.2340/actadv.v103.11947

Source: Acta Derm Venereol A... - August 25, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Kaan Yilmaz Onur Dikmen Nina Van Beek Jens U Marquardt Martha M Kirstein Detlef Zillikens Enno Schmidt Source Type: research