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Year : 1992 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 379--383 |
Direct immunofluorescence as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in pemphigus
Kaur Jagjit Sethi, AJ Kanwar, S Kaur, S Sehgal
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Kaur Jagjit Sethi
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Direct immunoflurescence was carried out in 20 patients with pemphigus vulgaris and repeated at intervals of 3 months in each patient on 3 occasions or earlier in patients who had a relapse. No correlation was observed between the disease activity and positive DIF. Complement deposition showed an increase or reappeared in patients who had a relapse. It is thus a better indication of an imminent relapse.
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