Viral reactivation imitates relapse of pemphigus vulgaris in an immunosuppressed patient.

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany.

Published: November 2017

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