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Published in: Annals of Hematology 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Successful treatment with bendamustine and rituximab for paraneoplastic pemphigus

Authors: Taku Kikuchi, Takehiko Mori, Takayuki Shimizu, Yuya Koda, Ryohei Abe, Yuichi Kurihara, Takeru Funakoshi, Jun Yamagami, Hidekazu Sato, Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Masayuki Amagai, Shinichiro Okamoto

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 7/2017

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Metadata
Title
Successful treatment with bendamustine and rituximab for paraneoplastic pemphigus
Authors
Taku Kikuchi
Takehiko Mori
Takayuki Shimizu
Yuya Koda
Ryohei Abe
Yuichi Kurihara
Takeru Funakoshi
Jun Yamagami
Hidekazu Sato
Kazuyuki Tsunoda
Masayuki Amagai
Shinichiro Okamoto
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3008-8

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