Bullous Pemphigoid in an Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 270-273

  Wisuthsarewong, Wanee ^a   Viravan, Suchitra ^a   Kulthanan, Kanokvalai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; PREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031114950     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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