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Successfully Treated Case of Pemphigoid Gestationis with Post-Partum Intravenous and Oral Steroids

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Command Hospital Air Force, P.O. Agram, Bangalore, 560007, India

    Sameer Kumar (Resident), Manash Biswas (Professor), Sujata Datta (Associate Professor) & Brijesh Narayan (Resident)

  2. Department of Dermatology, Command Hospital Air Force, P.O. Agram, Bangalore, 560007, India

    R. Rajagopal (Professor)

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Kumar, S., Biswas, M., Rajagopal, R. et al. Successfully Treated Case of Pemphigoid Gestationis with Post-Partum Intravenous and Oral Steroids. J Obstet Gynecol India 64 (Suppl 1), 16–18 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-013-0408-0

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