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Linear IgA disease (LAD) is an acquired autoimmune subepidermal bullous disease characterized by the linear deposition of IgA at the basement membrane zone. A minority of cases are induced by drugs, of which the most frequently implicated is vancomycin. The target antigens in idiopathic LAD are heterogeneous, but have not previously been reported in vancomycin-induced LAD. We report three cases, and in two of these we investigated the target antigens. In both we identified IgA antibodies to LAD285 and IgA and IgG antibodies (dual response) to BP180.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Dermatol

Publication Date

11/2001

Volume

145

Pages

816 - 820

Keywords

Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Autoantibodies, Autoantigens, Autoimmune Diseases, Carrier Proteins, Collagen, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Drug Eruptions, Dystonin, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin A, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Non-Fibrillar Collagens, Skin, Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous, Vancomycin