Multifaceted dermatitis artefacta caused by garlic

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-187

  Hallel Halevy, D ^a,c   Zlotogorski, A ^b   Grunwald, M H ^a   Halevy, S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dermatitis artefacta; Garlic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; DRUG ERUPTION; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; URTICARIA;

EID: 0030758977     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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