IgE autoantibodies in serum and skin of non-bullous and bullous pemphigoid patients.

A LambertsN KotnikGilles F H Diercks Joost M Meijer Giovanni Di Zenzo Hendri H PasM F JonkmanBernhard F Gibbs Ulrike Raap Barbara Horváth

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2020)

Since IgE was present in the serum and skin of both NBP and BP patients, this supports IgE-dependent mechanisms common to both diseases, such as pruritus. However, it remains to be elucidated whether IgE contributes to blister formation in BP.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
systemic lupus erythematosus
patient reported
allergic rhinitis