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Pemphigoid nodularis associated with pembrolizumab in a lung cancer patient

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Yamamoto, M., Hashimoto, T., Okuzawa, M. et al. Pemphigoid nodularis associated with pembrolizumab in a lung cancer patient. Eur J Dermatol 33, 53–54 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2023.4418

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