A case of diet-related pemphigus

Dermatology

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 373-374

  Ruocco, V ^a   Brenner, S ^b   Lombardi, M L ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietary factors; Garlic; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; GARLIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CULTURE;

EID: 0029893353     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000246417     Document Type: Article

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