Illness perception of patients with pemphigus vulgaris
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Quality of life evaluation in patients with pemphigus vulgaris
Background: Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune disease causedby autoantibodies against desmoglein. It clinically presents withpainful blisters and erosions on the skin and mucous membranes.Few studies have been conducted on the quality of life inpemphigus patients which have all indicated the strong impactof the disease on emotional and physical status of the patients.According to evident differenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Women's Dermatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2352-6475
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2018.08.012