Involvement of UV-irradiation in pemphigus foliaceus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 216-217

  Igawa, K ^a   Matsunaga, T ^a   Nishioka, K ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pemphigus foliaceus; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SKIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1642409449     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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