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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 78
| Issue : 4 | Page : 475--479 |
Mucous membrane pemphigoid with antibodies against β3 subunit of laminin-332: First report from India
Amrinder Jit Kanwar1, Keshavamurthy Vinay1, Hiroshi Koga2, Takashi Hashimoto2
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Amrinder Jit Kanwar
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.98079
Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a chronic, recurrent, progressive, subepidermal blistering disorder, mainly affecting the mucous membranes. Anti-laminin 332 MMP is a distinct subset of MMP with antibodies, mainly targeted against α3 or γ2 subunit. Antibodies exclusively against β3 subunit are rarely seen. An internal malignancy is frequently associated with anti-laminin 332 MMP. This disorder usually responds poorly to treatment, requiring multidisciplinary approach. Herein, we describe the first case of anti-laminin-332 MMP from India, which showed antibodies exclusively to β3 subunit.
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