A randomized double-blind trial of intravenous immunoglobulin for pemphigus.

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Published in J Am Acad Dermatol on April 01, 2009

Authors

Masayuki Amagai1, Shigaku Ikeda, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hajime Iizuka, Katsumi Hanada, Setsuya Aiba, Fumio Kaneko, Seiichi Izaki, Kunihiko Tamaki, Zenro Ikezawa, Masahiro Takigawa, Mariko Seishima, Toshihiro Tanaka, Yoshiki Miyachi, Ichiro Katayama, Yuji Horiguchi, Sachiko Miyagawa, Fukumi Furukawa, Keiji Iwatsuki, Michihiro Hide, Yoshiki Tokura, Masutaka Furue, Takashi Hashimoto, Hironobu Ihn, Sakuhei Fujiwara, Takeji Nishikawa, Hideoki Ogawa, Yasuo Kitajima, Koji Hashimoto, Pemphigus Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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