Original Article

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (1980) 74, 359–362; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12543775

Pemphigus Acantholysis: A Unique Immunological Injury

John R Schiltz

Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

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