Is postsurgical sternal erythema synonymous with reticular telangiectatic erythema?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 180-

  Chiu, Melvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DERMIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LETTER; MUCINOSIS; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCAR; SINUS NODE; SKIN ATROPHY; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM ERYTHEMA; TELANGIECTASIA; THORAX SURGERY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STERNUM; TELANGIECTASIS; THORAX;

EID: 33744992261     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.01.021     Document Type: Letter

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