J Gottlieb, S Ingen-Housz-Oro, M Alexandre, S Grootenboer-Mignot, F Aucouturier, E Sbidian, E Tancrede, P Schneider, E Regnier, C Picard-Dahan, E Begon, C Pauwels, K Cury, S Hüe, C Bernardeschi, N Ortonne, F Caux, P Wolkenstein, O Chosidow, C Prost-Squarcioni
BACKGROUND: Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is a clinically and immunologically heterogeneous, subepidermal, autoimmune bullous disease (AIBD), for which the long-term evolution is poorly described. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical and immunological characteristics, follow-up and prognostic factors of adult idiopathic LABD. METHODS: This retrospective study, conducted in our AIBD referral centre, included adults, diagnosed between 1995 and 2012, with idiopathic LABD, defined as pure or predominant IgA deposits by direct immunofluorescence...
July 2017: British Journal of Dermatology