| Literature DB >> 11606932 |
M Inaoki1, K Kaji, S Furuse, A Fujimoto, N Komatsu, M Takata, K Takehara.
Abstract
We describe a patient in whom pemphigus foliaceus developed after cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) metastasized to regional lymph nodes. Immunologic analysis revealed that production of anti-desmoglein 1 autoantibodies started when SCC metastasized, and the SCC expressed desmoglein 1, suggesting a pathogenic role of metastasized SCC in developing pemphigus foliaceus.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11606932 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.117398
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol ISSN: 0190-9622 Impact factor: 11.527