Childhood pemphigus vulgaris treated with dapsone: A case report

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 381-383

  Bjarnason, Bolli ^a,c   Skoglund, Curt ^a   Flosadóttir, Ellen ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; DYSURIA; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAPSONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0031695260     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015381.x     Document Type: Article

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