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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 5;5(4):362-364.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.02.008. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Pembrolizumab-induced bullous pemphigoid

Christina W Sun  1 , Shoshana K Grossman  1 , Abhishek Aphale  2 , Sylvia Hsu  1
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Case Reports

Pembrolizumab-induced bullous pemphigoid

Christina W Sun et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: BP, bullous pemphigoid; PD-1, programmed cell death 1; bullous pemphigoid; pembrolizumab; programmed cell death 1 inhibitor.

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Tense bullae on the ankle.
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Tense bullae and erosions on the abdomen.
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