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. 2022 Nov 12;32(3):428–429. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2022.4294

Pemphigus foliaceous after mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Joel Reis 1,, Miguel Nogueira 1, Otília Figueiras 2, André Coelho 3, Glória Cunha Velho 1, Inês Raposo 1
PMCID: PMC9660022  PMID: 36065555

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