Cyclosporine-Induced Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Pemphigus Vulgaris
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454 Ann Dermatol Received April 7, 2014, Revised July 20, 2014, Accepted for publication August 12, 2014 Corresponding author: Sang Seok Kim, Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 150 Seongan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2224-2285, Fax: 82-2-474-7913, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.4.454
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