Deficiency of circulating IgA and IgM in adult patients with lichen planus
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 93 (1), 25-27
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb06471.x
Abstract
Investigations on thirteen consecutive adult patients with classical lichen planus revealed a significant lowering in the levels of circulating IgA and IgM. Patients with lichen planus may have an immunological defect which makes them susceptible to infection with an unknown virus.Keywords
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