Visceral zoster as the presenting feature of disseminated herpes zoster

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 771-774

  Stratman, Erik ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0036587290     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.119091     Document Type: Article

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