Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective nationwide cohort
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Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective nationwide cohort.
BACKGROUND Prospective systematic analyses of the clinical presentation of bullous pemphigoid (BP) are lacking. Little is known about the time required for its diagnosis. Knowledge of the disease spectrum is important for diagnosis, management and inclusion of patients in therapeutic trials. OBJECTIVES The primary aims of the study were: (i) to characterize the clinical features of BP at time...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-0963
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11108.x