Test ID: ZG470
CPT code: 83516X2
LOINC:
Specimen Type: SST or Red
Frequency: 5 days
Instructions: 2 mL Serum from SST or Red, Frozen. Min 1 mL.
Text: The disease Pemphigus includes a group of often fatal autoimmune blistering diseases characterized by intraepidermal and/or intraepithelial lesions. The diagnosis of pemphigus depends on biopsy and serum studies that characterize lesions and detect the autoantibodies that cause them. Serum studies afford highly sensitive diagnostic aids.
Methodology: Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)