A canine pemphigus foliaceus case showing parallel relationship of disease activity and titer of serum anti-keratinocyte cell surface antibodies |
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Authors: | Nishifuji Koji Yoshida-Yamakita Kumiko Iwasaki Toshiroh |
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Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, and Green Animal Hospital, Aichi, Japan. |
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Abstract: | A seven-year-old, spayed female mongrel dog was diagnosed as pemphigus foliaceus (PF) by clinical, histopathological and immunopathological observations. Serum antibodies against the cell surface of keratinocytes in the dog were detected by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) using cryosectioned bovine esophagus as well as living cultured-canine keratinocytes as the substrates. When we compared the titers of IIF on bovine esophagus with its disease activity, the IIF titers reflected the disease activity throughout the time course. Our findings will suggest that sequential titration of serum antibodies by IIF will be useful for monitoring the serological disease activity in canine PF. |
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