Distribution of complement and immunoglobulin in oral pemphigus lesions.
The present report describes four cases of oral pemphigus vulgaris lesions in which complement, in contrast to the situation as reported for skin, was found only in the basal and parabasal layer, whereas IgG was present in all layers of the epithelium.
D000368:Aged; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000276:immunology*; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000276:immunology*
D003176:Complement C3; D007136:Immunoglobulins