Exposure to Phlebotomus papatasi and/or Leishmania major: possible etiologic link to Tunisian pemphigus

J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Feb;132(2):479-82. doi: 10.1038/jid.2011.291. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Desmoglein 1 / immunology
  • Humans
  • Leishmania major*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / complications*
  • Pemphigus / etiology*
  • Phlebotomus / parasitology*
  • Zoonoses / transmission*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • DSG1 protein, human
  • Desmoglein 1