title: Immunopathologic findings in systemic sclerosis patients: clinical and immunopathologic relationships.
abstract: Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) of the skin biopsy specimens was performed in 62 patients with systemic scleroderma: 26 cases of acrosclerosis (group 1), 26 cases of diffuse scleroderma (group 2) and ten cases of transitional form acrosclerosis-diffuse scleroderma (group 3). If epidermal nuclear fluorescence and lupus band test (LBT) were considered, the results were positive in 15.3% in group 1, 42.3% in group 2, and 10% in group 3. LBT was positive in 13.5% of the cases in groups 1 and 2 and negative in group 3. The immunoglobulin deposits at the dermoepidermal consisted mainly of IgM or a combination of IgG and IgM. There was no correlation between the LBT and antinuclear antibodies as detected by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) or double immunodiffusion (DID).
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Warsaw School of Medicine, Poland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shibeshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaszczyk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarzabek-Chorzelska
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jablońska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chorzelski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M