A search for microtubular inclusions in endothelial cells in a variety of skin diseases.
An electron microscopic study of a variety of skin diseases has demonstrated microtubular 'inclusions' in vascular endothelium in bullous pemphigoid for the first time. The 'inclusions' are similar to those originally reported in lupus erythematosus by Fresco (1968) and presently being detected in an increasing number and variety of pathological processes.
D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004727:Endothelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*