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A case of systemic contact dermatitis due to zinc supplements
Keisuke Yamazaki MD,
Keisuke Yamazaki MD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hazuki Kageyama MD,
Hazuki Kageyama MD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Toshiharu Fujiyama MD, PhD,
Toshiharu Fujiyama MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Taisuke Ito MD, PhD,
Taisuke Ito MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Shoko Urano MD, PhD,
Shoko Urano MD, PhD
Division of Dermatology, Juzen Memorial Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tetsuya Honda MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Tetsuya Honda MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Keisuke Yamazaki MD,
Keisuke Yamazaki MD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hazuki Kageyama MD,
Hazuki Kageyama MD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Toshiharu Fujiyama MD, PhD,
Toshiharu Fujiyama MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Taisuke Ito MD, PhD,
Taisuke Ito MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Shoko Urano MD, PhD,
Shoko Urano MD, PhD
Division of Dermatology, Juzen Memorial Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tetsuya Honda MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Tetsuya Honda MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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First published: 07 April 2022
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