Non-classical forms of pemphigus: pemphigus herpetiformis, IgA pemphigus, paraneoplastic pemphigus and IgG/IgA pemphigus

The pemphigus group comprises the autoimmune intraepidermal blistering diseases classically divided into two major types: pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceous. Pemphigus herpetiformis, IgA pemphigus, paraneoplastic pemphigus and IgG/IgA pemphigus are rarer forms that present some clinical, histological and immunopathological characteristics that are different from the classical types. These are reviewed in this article. Future research may help definitively to locate the position of these forms in the pemphigus group, especially with regard to pemphigus herpetiformis and the IgG/ IgA pemphigus.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Dermatology DepartmentUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Dermatology and Pathology DepartmentsUNIFESP, EPM, Dermatology DepartmentUNIFESP, EPM, Dermatology and Pathology DepartmentsSciEL

Severe atherosclerosis of the aorta and development of peripheral T-cell lymphoma in an adolescent with angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia

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UV-Light Irradiation Effects on Oxide Superconducting Thin Films

Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(x) thin films prepared on (100) MgO substrates by rf magnetron sputtering were irradiated with ultra-violet (UV) light in He gas of about 500 Pa using a low pressure mercury lamp. The zero-resistance temperature and the critical current density were gradually decreased with irradiation time. X-ray photoemission spectra showed that the mean Cu valence of the film was decreased approximately from +2 to +1 by the irradiation while the valence of Bi ions was not changed. These imply that the UV light irradiation selectively reduces Cu ions and the superconductivity strongly depends on the Cu valence