Bullous pemphigoid presenting as generalized pruritus: Observations in six patients

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 508-514

  Alonso Llamazares, Javier ^a   Rogers III, Roy S ^a   Oursler, Judith R ^a   Calobrisi, Stella D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PEMPHIGOID; PRURITUS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; PRURITUS;

EID: 0031846923     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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