A Rare Reason for Uvular Angioedema: Ecbalium elaterium
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358 Ann Dermatol Received July 18, 2011, Revised August 9, 2011, Accepted for publication August 11, 2011 Corresponding author: Hakan Turan, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Konuralp 81160 Duzce, Turkey. Tel: 90-380-542-13-90, Fax: 90-380-542-13-87, E-mail: drhakanturan@ gmail.com This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Ann Dermatol Vol. 24, No. 3, 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.358
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