Incidence of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus in Switzerland: A 2-year prospective study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 861-868

  Marazza, G ^a,b   Pham, H C ^a   Scharer L ^d,i   Pedrazzetti, P P ^a   Hunziker, T ^b   Trueb R M ^d   Hohl, D ^e   Itin, P ^f   Lautenschlager, S ^g   Naldi, L ^h   Borradori, L ^a,b,c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^g Dermatologisches Ambulatorium   (Switzerland)

^h OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

ⁱ Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune bullous diseases; Bullous pemphigoid; Epidemiology; Incidence; Pemphigus; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEMPHIGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; PEMPHIGUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349342924     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09300.x     Document Type: Article

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