[Immunopathological studies of the skin of patients with pemphigoid at different stages of the disease].

The aim of the investigation was to demonstrate whether there is a correlation, in patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP), between the presence of immune deposits in the skin and the activity of the pathological process. We investigated 39 cases with a BP anamnese dating from 3 months up to 17 years. We repeated the investigations several times by means of direct immunofluorescence method in different disease activity. It was demonstrated that there is a complete correlation between the disappearance of the immune deposits in the skin and the remission of the disease. Moreover, it has been shown, that the complement disappears earlier than IgG fraction. These results show the role of the antibasement zone antibodies and especially the complement in the inducement of BP lesions.