RT Book, Section
A1 Yancey, Kim B.
A1 Lawley, Thomas J.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
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ID 1156513509
T1 Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156513509
RD 2024/04/25
AB A  number  of  immunologically  mediated  skin  diseases  and  immunologically  mediated  systemic  disorders  with  cutaneous  manifestations  are  now  recognized  as  distinct  entities  with  consistent  clinical,  histologic,  and  immunopathologic  findings.  Clinically,  these  disorders  are  characterized  by  morbidity  (pain,  pruritus,  disfigurement)  and,  in  some  instances,  result  in  death  (largely  due  to  loss  of  epidermal  barrier  function  and/or  secondary  infection).  The  major  features  of  the  more  common  immunologically  mediated  skin  diseases  are  summarized  in  this  chapter  (Table  55-1),  as  are  autoimmune  systemic  disorders  with  cutaneous  manifestations.