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August 2005 in “Veterinary dermatology” This study demonstrates that exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematosus in German short-haired pointers involves a cellular and humoral immune response against the epidermal basement membrane, with poor response to immunosuppressive therapy.
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June 1992 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This case report describes an 8-year-old German shepherd dog with pemphigus vulgaris whose symptoms were not adequately controlled by immunosuppressive therapy, but showed transient remission with heparin alone or combined with prednisolone.
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September 2006 in “Veterinary pathology” This case report describes a dog diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus, presenting unusually with perianal rather than facial lesions, which resolved after corticosteroid treatment.
May 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study reported that specific inhibition of the classical complement pathway with BIVV009 prevented C3 deposition along the dermal-epidermal junction in bullous pemphigoid, reflecting its potential efficacy.
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July 2012 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” This case report suggests that immune responses, along with hair traction, may play a role in the etiology of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.