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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Neonatal pemphigus
Clinical signs
  • affects newborns of mothers with pemphigus vulgaris
  • autoantibodies cross the placenta
  • the disease is transient, the condition improves with clearance of the antibodies
  • bullous lesion of variable extent
Pictures
Histology

Acantholytic bullae similar to those in adults with corresponding immunofluorescent finding.

Pictures

Neonatal pemphigus, case with widespread acantholytic bullae on the extremities. Acantholysis affects the epidermis in several layers. Typical immunofluorescence of anti-IgG: Neonatal pemphigus, HE 40x (72728) Neonatal pemphigus, AE13 40x (72729) Neonatal pemphigus, anti-IgG, FITC 20x (72725) Neonatal pemphigus, anti-IgG, FITC 20x (72726) Neonatal pemphigus, anti-IgG, FITC 40x (72727)