Type I Lepra Reaction as the Presenting Sign of Histoid Leprosy
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646 Ann Dermatol Received August 1, 2016, Revised August 22, 2016, Accepted for publication September 13, 2016 Corresponding author: Yang Wang, Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8 Xishiku Street, Xi Cheng District, Beijing 100034, China. Tel: 86-13811232795, Fax: 86-1066551216, 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. Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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