TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe immunofluorescent skin test in systemic lupus erythematosus
AU  - Percy JS, Smyth CJ
Y1  - 1969/04/21
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160030059005
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 485
EP  - 488
VL  - 208
IS  - 3
N2  - Frozen sections of punch biopsies from the clinically normal skin of 150 patients were stained with a fluorescein-conjugated antiserum active against human immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM, IgA, transferrin, and fibrinogen. Fixation of antiserum to the dermal-epidermal junction was demonstrated in 45 of 50 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and in 9 of 100 control patients. On the basis of these results, we conclude that immunofluorescent staining of the clinically normal skin is a useful diagnostic test for SLE.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160030059005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160030059005
ER  -