Razi Dermatology Hospital,
Tehran
West Indies
Research Article
Which Skin Lupus Criteria are of More Value in Determining the Disease: A Greater View with the Help of Direct Immune Fluorescent (DIF)
Author(s): Sahra Emamzadehfard, Alireza Ghannadan and Sara Pourhassan ShamchiSahra Emamzadehfard, Alireza Ghannadan and Sara Pourhassan Shamchi
Background: Lupus erythematosus (LE) includes a spectrum of auto immune disorders, involving whole body (systemic LE) in one end and is cutaneous limited LE on the other side. Cutaneous LE mainly diagnosed via clinical manifestations as well as histopathologic examination. According to different pathologic specifications, the aim of present study was to determine which histopathologic criterion is more accurate and practical in diagnosing cutaneous LE.
Material and Methods: The Samples which have been taken were from the patients with clinical manifestations of Cutaneous LE with pathologic confirmation. All patients had direct immuno fluorescent (DIF) samples that recorded. Histopathologic findings are categorized into three groups: group 1 contains epidermal changes, group 2 includes interface changes and group 3 contains dermal changes. Di.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2472-128X.1000139
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