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Case Report

Successful treatment of a severe early onset case of pemphigoid gestationis with intravenous immunoglobulin in a twin pregnancy conceived with in vitro fertilisation in a primigravida

M. De la CalleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Universitary La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain; Correspondence[email protected]
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C. VidaurrázagaDepartment of Dermatology, Universitary La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain;
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N. MartinezDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Universitary La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain;
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M. González-BeatoDepartment of Pathology, Universitary La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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E. AntolínDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Universitary La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain;
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J. L. BarthaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Universitary La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain;
Pages 246-247 | Received 22 Jul 2015, Accepted 18 Sep 2016, Published online: 06 Dec 2016

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