Pemphigoid Antibody Panel Pemphigoid Antibody Panel

Synonyms	PEMPHAB
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Pemphigoid Antibody Panel
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Pemphigoid Antibody Panel
EPIC Order Name	Pemphigoid Antibody Panel
Clinical Info	Use to assess and monitor pemphigoid, pemphigoid variants, and linear IgA disease and to discriminate among the immunobullous diseases with epithelial basement membrane zone antibodies.
Specimen Type	Blood
Specimen Volume	2 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)
Container	Gold Top Tube or Red Top Tube
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube or Red Top Tube Specimen: 2 mL serum (0.6 mL min)
Transport Instructions	Refrigerated
Specimen Stability	7 Days Room Temperature 14 Days Refrigerated <14 Days Frozen
Methodology	Semi-Quantitative Indirect Immunofluorescence (IIF)/Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Days Performed	TAT: 4 - 10 Days
Performing Laboratory	ARUP Laboratories
CPT	88346 88350 x 3 83516 x 2
PDM	245350
Result Interpretation See Report Bullous pemphigoid and other pemphigoid variants, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA), linear IgA disease, and dermatitis herpetiformis may present with similar clinical findings including blistering, erosions, pruritus, and urticaria, which affect skin and mucous membranes.
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