Erythema Multiforme after Radiotherapy with 5-fluorouracil Chemotherapy in a Rectal Cancer Patient
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230 Ann Dermatol Received May 31, 2011, Revised June 30, 2011, Accepted for publication August 5, 2011 Corresponding author: Sook Jung Yun, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8 Hak-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. Tel: 82-61-379-7698, Fax: 8262-222-4058, 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/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. 2, 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2012.24.2.230
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دوره 24 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012