Which antigen is attacked in the main blistering diseases
Pemphigus is Desmosome, Pemphigoid is Basement
Predicts blister fragility, Nikolsky sign and immunofluorescence pattern.
Omits dermatitis herpetiformis and acquired epidermolysis bullosa.
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Pemphigus is Desmosome, Pemphigoid is Basement. It helps you recall: Which antigen is attacked in the main blistering diseases.
Desmogleins in desmosomes, intraepidermal split
BP180 and BP230 at the basement membrane, subepidermal split
Pemphigus: Desmogleins in desmosomes, intraepidermal split; Pemphigoid: BP180 and BP230 at the basement membrane, subepidermal split.
It belongs to Vesiculobullous disorders in Dermatology.
Omits dermatitis herpetiformis and acquired epidermolysis bullosa.
Predicts blister fragility, Nikolsky sign and immunofluorescence pattern.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Dermatology question about Vesiculobullous disorders.
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