D-penicillamine-induced pemphigus vulgaris in a patient with scleroderma-rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome.
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Andrea Szegedi, Péter Surányi, Gabriella Szücs, Mária Kiss, János Hunyadi and János Gaál Department of Dermatology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Department of Rheumatology, Kenézy Gyula Hospital, Bartók B. str. 2-26, HU-4043 Debrecen, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen and Department of Dermatology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. *E-mail: [email protected] Accepted January 9, 2004.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 84 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004