A Case of Acute Allergic Contact Dermatitis with Multiple Nummular Eczema
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Nipple Eczema: A Diagnostic Challenge of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Vol. 26 No. 3, 2014 413 Received March 13, 2013, Revised March 27, 2013, Accepted for publication June 17, 2013 Corresponding author: Seong-Jin Kim, Department of Dermatology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, 42 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. Tel: 82-62-220-6683, Fax: 82-62-222-4058, E-mail: seongkim @jnu.ac.kr This is an Open Access...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1738-6640
DOI: 10.6114/jkood.2014.27.4.243