Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid: immunopathological study of three cases.
Three cases of benign mucous membrane pemphigoid were investigated by direct and indirect immunofluorescence. The findings of the direct immunofluorescent examination of perilesional tissue are studied in detail. Finally the relationships between bullous pemphigoid and benign mucous membrane pemphigoid are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000276:immunology*
D003176:Complement C3; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M