Letter to the Editor
A case of dermatitis herpetiformis with blister formation between laminin-332 and type 7 collagen
Masayuki Suzuki,
Masayuki Suzuki
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Satomi Hosoda,
Satomi Hosoda
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tomoko Yamada,
Tomoko Yamada
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Mayumi Komine,
Corresponding Author
Mayumi Komine
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Correspondence: Mayumi Komine, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Satoru Murata,
Satoru Murata
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hideto Yokokura,
Hideto Yokokura
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Mamitaro Ohtsuki,
Mamitaro Ohtsuki
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Masayuki Suzuki,
Masayuki Suzuki
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Satomi Hosoda,
Satomi Hosoda
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tomoko Yamada,
Tomoko Yamada
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Mayumi Komine,
Corresponding Author
Mayumi Komine
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Correspondence: Mayumi Komine, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Satoru Murata,
Satoru Murata
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hideto Yokokura,
Hideto Yokokura
Department of Dermatology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Mamitaro Ohtsuki,
Mamitaro Ohtsuki
Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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First published: 09 October 2014
No abstract is available for this article.
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