Eczema herpeticum in a patient with terminal renal failure under Narrow-Band uvb therapy
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Eczema herpeticum in pregnancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.62744