Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 437-447 , March 2010

Human eyelid meibomian glands and tarsal muscle are recognized by autoantibodies from patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El-Bagre, Colombia, South America

  • Ana Maria Abreu-Velez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Georgia Dermatopathology Associates, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ana Maria Abreu-Velez, MD, PhD, Georgia Dermatopathology Associates, 1534 N Decatur Rd NE, Suite 206, Atlanta, GA 30307-1000.
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  • Michael S. Howard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Georgia Dermatopathology Associates, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Takashi Hashimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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  • Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia

,Accepted 3 June 2009.

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 Supported by Georgia Dermatopathology Associates (Dr Howard). The El Bagre-endemic pemphigus foliaceus samples were collected with the support of previous grants from the Embassy of Japan in Bogota, Colombia, (Dirección Seccional de Salud de Antioquia), U. de A, Mineros SA (anonymous society) (SA) (Dr Abreu-Velez), Medellin, Colombia, South America, and Emory University Medical Center (Dr Grossniklaus). Our studies were also funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and by a grant from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Research on Intractable Diseases [Dr Hashimoto]).

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00710-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.007

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 437-447 , March 2010

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