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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 13;14(7):e243432.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243432.

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita treated with rituximab

Sónia Raquel Mendes  1 , Inês Coutinho  2 , José Carlos Cardoso  2
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Case Reports

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita treated with rituximab

Sónia Raquel Mendes et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: dermatology; medical education.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Vesiculobullous lesions involving the oral mucosa.
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Figure 2
Histology showing a subepidermal detachment with scant inflammatory infiltrate (H&E ×100).
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