Dermatomyositis and pemphigus vulgaris: Association or coincidence?

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Black, Michael ^a   Marshman, Gillian ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association; Autoimmune disease; Erosion

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CALCIUM; METHOTREXATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; LOTION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; SCALP PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; TRUNK;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PEMPHIGUS; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNADIENEDIOLS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 79958193113     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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