Direct immunofluorescence patterns
Fish net, Line, Grain
A common exam question that links the pattern to the disease.
Linear IgA disease also shows a linear pattern, but with IgA.
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Fish net, Line, Grain. It helps you recall: Direct immunofluorescence patterns.
Pemphigus: intercellular IgG
Bullous pemphigoid: linear IgG and C3 at basement membrane
Dermatitis herpetiformis: granular IgA in dermal papillae
Fish net: Pemphigus: intercellular IgG; Line: Bullous pemphigoid: linear IgG and C3 at basement membrane; Grain: Dermatitis herpetiformis: granular IgA in dermal papillae.
It belongs to Vesiculobullous disorders in Dermatology.
Linear IgA disease also shows a linear pattern, but with IgA.
A common exam question that links the pattern to the disease.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Dermatology question about Vesiculobullous disorders.
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