More than 25 years have elapsed since the first application of immunofluorescent techniques in dermatology. These techniques have shed light on many problems concerning skin disorders. Microorganisms, antigens and antibodies, complements and enzymes have been observed in both intracellular and extracellular tissues.
This is the first comprehensive atlas on dermato-immuno-histocytology; it collects the most outstanding studies and accompanying photographs carried out by 83 Japanese dermatologists.