A "tattoo" of erythema multiforme.
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1 National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital campus), Singapore Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Dr Deidre Anne De Silva, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital campus), Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 298088. Email: [email protected] Question: What do you see in these photographs?
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
دوره 36 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007