The significance of an IgM band at the dermo-epidermal junction.
We studied 190 patients with an IgM band at the dermo-epidermal junction demonstrated by direct immunofluorescence. In 55% of patients the final diagnosis was lupus erythematosus, 49% discoid lupus erythematosus, and 6% systemic lupus erythematosus. In 45% of patients the presence of an IgM band was...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1986
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