Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a helpful diagnostic tool for pemphigus erythematosus with equivocal histologic and immunofluorescent findings
Desai, A.; Harris, J.; Motaparthi, K.
Dermatology Online Journal 24(8)
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 30677852 Document Number: 695502
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is a sensitive and specific method for the detection of circulating autoantibodies in pemphigus vulgaris and foliaceus. Herein, pemphigus erythematosus with equivocal immunofluorescence and non-diagnostic histology, but confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, is described. As a non-invasive, sensitive, and specific assay with additional utility for monitoring disease activity, this case adds to growing evidence supporting ELISA as the diagnostic method of choice for common and less common variants of pemphigus.