Diagnosis of autoimmune subepidermal bullous diseases with mucous membrane involvement based on laser-scanning confocal microscopy
Diagnosis of autoimmune subepidermal bullous diseases with mucous membrane involvement based on laser-scanning confocal microscopy
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DOI：
10.1684/ejd.2020.3765
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发表时间：
2020-09-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Kowalewski, Cezary
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作者：
Wozniak, Katarzyna;Jakubowska, Beata;Kowalewski, Cezary
Background: Mucosal involvement in autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorders (ASBD) may represent the only or predominant localization. Circulating autoantibodies are detected in 50% cases. Objective: The aim of this studywas to evaluate the usefulness of fluorescence overlay antigen mapping by laser-scanning confocal microscopy (FOAM-LSCM) to identify ASBD with mucosal involvement in oral mucosa specimens. Materials & Methods: Thirty-two ASBD patients, diagnosed based on direct immunofluorescence between 2006 and 2016, were enrolled. Localization of IgG deposits bound at the basement membrane zone, relative to laminin-332 and collagen IV localization, was assessed in vivo. Results: FOAM-LSCM disclosed four different immunofluorescence patterns. IgG deposits were located above laminin-332, as in bullous pemphigoid (BP-type), in 19% cases and co-localized with laminin-332 (anti-laminin-332-type) in 6% cases. IgG deposits were found below laminin-332 and above collagen IV (mucous membrane pemphigoid-type) in 59% cases, and below collagen IV (epidermolysis bullosa acquisita-type) in 16%. Circulating antibodies were found in 56% cases. Conclusion: The FOAM-LSCM method should be used in order to obtain a definitive diagnosis of ASBD with mucosal involvement, particularly in the presence of negative circulating anti-bodies.
