Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - Tập 5 Số 1 - 2010
Thomas Harr1, Lars E. French1
1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

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