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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 16:27:114-116.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.07.011. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Obinutuzumab in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia-associated paraneoplastic pemphigus

Johanna Freund  1 , Franz Trautinger  1   2 , Gerhard Kopetzky  3 , Knut Prillinger  1   2
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Obinutuzumab in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia-associated paraneoplastic pemphigus

Johanna Freund et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; DIF, direct immunofluorescence; Dsg, desmoglein; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; PNP, paraneoplastic pemphigus; autoimmune bullous dermatosis; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; immunosuppression; obinutuzumab; paraneoplastic syndrome.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Clinical presentation. A, Initial presentation: extensive fibrin-coated erosions on the hard and soft palate of the patient, (B) 21 months after disease onset.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Punch biopsy of the oral mucosa, suprabasal acantholysis.
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