Telangiectatic erythematous cutaneous reaction to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-40

  Ferringer, Tammie ^a   Mowad, Christen ^b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TELANGIECTASIA; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0042562037     PISSN: 1046199X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2003.38775     Document Type: Article

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