Imatinib causing drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: A rare cutaneous reaction
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drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome in infancy: a report of two rare cases
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.146189