Absence of human herpesvirus 8 in pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid.
Galan A, Hui P, McNiff JM. Absence of human herpesvirus 8 in pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Pathology 2009, 2: 456-62. PMID: 19294004, PMCID: PMC2655157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman herpesvirus 8Presence of HHV8Cases of PVBullous pemphigoidPemphigus vulgarisCases of pemphigusHerpesvirus 8Cases of BPAutoimmune vesiculobullous disordersBasement membrane antigensPolymerase chain reaction techniqueAutoimmune attackChain reaction techniqueHHV8 DNAVesiculobullous diseaseVesiculobullous disordersImmunohistochemical expressionVesicobullous disordersSerologic dataImmunohistochemical localizationMembrane antigenPemphigoidNormal skinPemphigusConfirmatory PCR