Bullous pemphigoid in a patient with multiple sclerosis being treated with human immunoglobulin
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A.F. Massa
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Correspondence: A.F. Massa. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorP. Varela
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorM. Nora
Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorA. Baptista
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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A.F. Massa
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Correspondence: A.F. Massa. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorP. Varela
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorE. Osório-Ferreira
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorM. Nora
Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorA. Couceiro
Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar de V.N.Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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