Clusters of CD123+ plasmacytoid dendritic cells help distinguish lupus alopecia from lichen planopilaris

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Jun;74(6):1267-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.12.050.

Authors

Athanassios Kolivras¹, Curtis Thompson²

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Saint-Pierre, Brugmann, and HUDERF Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: kolivras@gmail.com.
² Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Pathology and Dermatology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.

PMID: 27185435
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.12.050

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Alopecia / etiology*
Dendritic Cells / chemistry*
Dendritic Cells / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit / analysis*
Lichen Planus / complications
Lichen Planus / diagnosis*
Lichen Planus / pathology
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous / pathology*
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

IL3RA protein, human
Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit