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Immunobullous Dermatoses

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Immunobullous dermatoses are a group of blistering conditions overlapping in their clinical features. They are divided into two main groups including intraepidermal immunobullous diseases and subepidermal immunobullous disease. In this chapter, the most important immunobullous dermatoses are explained in detail.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

    Takashi Hashimoto, Daisuke Tsuruta & Chiharu Tateishi

  2. Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

    Takashi Hashimoto

  3. Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

    Norito Ishii

  4. Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nooshin Bagherani

  5. Dr. Nooshin Bagherani’s Office, Khorram Physicians’ Building, Arak, Markazi Province, Iran

    Nooshin Bagherani

  6. Taha Physicians’ Building, Dr. Nooshin Bagerhani’s Office, Khoramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    Nooshin Bagherani

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    Nooshin Bagherani

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Hashimoto, T., Tsuruta, D., Tateishi, C., Ishii, N., Bagherani, N. (2022). Immunobullous Dermatoses. In: Smoller, B., Bagherani, N. (eds) Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53808-2_34

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