Dupilumab Achieves Early Disease Control in Bullous Pemphigoid: A Case Series with TARC-based Biomarker Evaluation
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bullous pemphigoid, dupilumab, biologic therapy, IL-4, IL-13, disease activity biomarkers, thymus and activation-regulated chemokineDownloads
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