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Linear IgA disease of adults

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Linear IgA disease of adults (LAD) is defined as a dapsone-responsive subepidermal bullous disease commencing after puberty in which linear IgA deposits are found at the basement membrane zone (BMZ). There may in addition be an associated circulating IgA anti-BMZ antibody.

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Wojnarowska, F. (1990). Linear IgA disease of adults. In: Wojnarowska, F., Briggaman, R.A. (eds) Management of Blistering Diseases. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7190-6_8

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