Immunobullous Flashcards
Target for pemphigus vulgaris
Dsg3, Dsg1
Target for pemphigus foliaceus
Dsg1
Target for Paraneoplastic pemphigus
Dsg1, 3, Desmoplakin Envoplakin Periplakin Plectin BPAG1
Target for IgA pemphigus
Demoscollin 1
Target for Pemphigus Vegetans
Dsg 3+/- 1
Target for pemphigus erythematous
Dsg1
Target for bullous pemphigoid
NC16A domain of BPAG1 and BPAG2
Target for Herpes gestationis
NC16A domain of BPAG2 and BPAG1
Target for cicatricial pemphigoid
C-terminal of BPAG2, Laminin 5, ocular subtype is beta-4-integrin
Target for epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Collagen VII
Target for Linear IgA disease
LAD1 antigen (BPAG2; 97kDa portion)
Target for Bullous SLE
Collagen VII
T/F - pemphigus has an average disease duration of 10 y
True
rituximab infusion protocol
1g infusion, Week 0, Week 2 then repeat dose at 6-12 mo
histo and DIF of pemphigus foliaceus
sub corneal vesicles and split with pacantholysis in the granular layer. perivascular lymphocytes and eosinophils. direct DIF has a netlike pattern with IgG and C3, which is more intense in the superficial dermis
T/F pemphigus foliaceus has a positive Nikolsky sign
T