Development of pemphigus in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis during a course of gold therapy

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-66

  Papacharalambous, Velitchka G ^a   Pramatarov, Kirille D ^a   Tsankov, Nikolai K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

gold therapy; induced pemphigus

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOGLUCOSE; AUROTHIOMALATE; FLUMETASONE PIVALATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEMPHIGUS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031017597     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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