Tinea incognito with unjustified use of potent Topical Corticosteroids: a case series
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Tinea Incognito with Folliculitis-Like Presentation: A Case Series
Vol. 30, No. 1, 2018 97 Received November 3, 2016, Accepted for publication January 2, 2017 Corresponding author: Hyun-Sun Park, Department of Dermatology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, 20 Boramae-ro 5-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Korea. Tel: 82-2-870-2385, Fax: 82-2-831-0714, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribut...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2279-0780,2319-2003
DOI: 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20173301