Delayed-onset serum sickness due to rituximab inpemphigus vulgaris
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2455-3972
DOI: 10.4103/ijdd.ijdd_5_19