Ernst H. Beutner

Ernst H. Beutner (August 27, 1923 – June 10, 2013) was a German-born microbiologist who discovered the role of autoimmunity in pemphigus and pemphigoid using self-designed immunofluorescent methods.

Tadeusz Chorzelski and his mentor Stefania Jablonska (who chaired the Dermatology Department in Warsaw, Poland), edited four books on the immunopathology of the skin.

[15][16] Beutner established the first proficiency tests for ANA in United States as a consultant for the studies of Roger Taylor at the Center for Disease Control.

[18] Due to the standard practices, ANA tests are now one of the criteria of the American Rheumatism Association for the Diagnosis of the lupus erythematosus.

[19] Today, pemphigus, pemphigoid, and psoriasis, which were of unknown etiology, are now diagnosed worldwide by immunofluorescent studies of blood serum and/or biopsies of skin or affected mucous membranes.