Bullous pemphigoid initially localized around the surgical wound of an arthroprothesis for coxarthrosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Lo Schiavo, Ada ^a   Caccavale, Stefano ^a   Alfano, Rossella ^a   Gambardella, Alessio ^a   Cozzi, Roberto ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METFORMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALSARTAN;

AGED; BLISTER; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT HISTORY OF SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SURGICAL WOUND; TRUNK;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COMPLEMENT C3; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NON-FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84896494359     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12222     Document Type: Letter

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