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Rituximab treatment of pemphigus in women of childbearing age: experience with two patients

Eden P. LakeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Yu-hui HuangDepartment of Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Iris K. AronsonDepartment of Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Pages 751-752 | Received 19 Aug 2016, Accepted 24 Oct 2016, Published online: 20 Nov 2016

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