Skin Detachment and Regrowth in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
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Skin Detachment and Regrowth in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a rare but clinically well-described dermatological pathology. However, clinical pictures of this disorder in text books do not reflect its dynamic evolution. Usually, the desquamative post-bullous stage is represented, neglecting the initial bullous stage as well as the skin healing. With one clinical case, we provide a day-after-day illustration of the evolution ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1662-6567
DOI: 10.1159/000313866