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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 24;6(6):549-551.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.04.014. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Unusual external auditory canal relapse in pemphigus vulgaris

Noemi Coppola  1 , Elena Cantone  2 , Alessandra Valletta  1 , Michele Davide Mignogna  1 , Stefania Leuci  1
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Case Reports

Unusual external auditory canal relapse in pemphigus vulgaris

Noemi Coppola et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: DSG, desmogleins; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ENT, ear, nose, and throat; PV, pemphigus vulgaris; autoimmune bullous disease; dermatology; ear; nose and throat; otoscopy; pemphigus vulgaris.

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Fig 1
Erosions in right auditory canal.
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Complete resolution of auricular lesions after complete remission.
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