Mastocytosis: The pediatric emergency physician's perspective

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-173

  Shiloh Malawsky, Yael ^a   Confino, Yizhak ^a   Yosipovitz, Adi ^a   Nass, Dvora ^a   Augarten, Arie ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bulla; Flushing; Mast cell; Mastocytosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLUSHING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASTOCYTOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FLUSHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASTOCYTOMA; PHYSICIANS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038038002     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200306000-00009     Document Type: Article

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