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Case Reports
. 2020 May;59(5):e171-e173.
doi: 10.1111/ijd.14740. Epub 2019 Nov 25.

Pemphigus foliaceus following use of herbal supplement containing Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Jinwan Kim  1 , Daniel Condie  1 , Rebecca Vasquez  1
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Case Reports

Pemphigus foliaceus following use of herbal supplement containing Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Jinwan Kim et al. Int J Dermatol. 2020 May.
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