Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): A histopathology based analysis
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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): A histopathology based analysis.
BACKGROUND The data on the histology of cutaneous lesions of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is limited. AIMS To study the histopathology of cutaneous lesions of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and to identify any features with diagnostic or prognostic significance. METHODS All patients admitted to the dermatology ward of governmen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.168934