Letter: Pemphigus induced by D-penicillamine.
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D-penicillamine-induced pemphigus vulgaris in a patient with scleroderma-rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5979.371-a