Pemphigus vulgaris preceded by herpetiform-like skin lesions with negative immunofluorescence findings

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 154-159

  Muramatsu, Tsutomu ^a   Iida, Takashi ^a   Honoki, Kumiko ^a   Nakatani, Chie ^a   Hatoko, Mitsuo ^a   Shirai, Toshihiko ^a   Vanittanakom, Pramote ^b  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Immunoblot analysis; Pemphigus herpetiformis; Pemphigus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032922022     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03446.x     Document Type: Article

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