Infection in autoimmune bullous diseases: A retrospective comparative study

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 613-619

  Lehman, Julia S ^a   Khunger, Monica ^b   Lohse, Christine M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

immunobullous disease; immunosuppression; infection; morbidity; pemphigoid; pemphigus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE BULLOUS DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE; BULLOUS DERMATITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEATH; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEMPHIGOID; PEMPHIGUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

IMMUNOBULLOUS DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFECTION; MORBIDITY; PEMPHIGOID; PEMPHIGUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881479584     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12175     Document Type: Article

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