Letter to the Editor
Psoriasis restricted to the nail in a 7-year-old child. Should biologics be an appropriate treatment modality when considering quality of life?
M. Holzberg,
M. Holzberg
Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this author B.S. Ruben,
B.S. Ruben
Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Search for more papers by this author R. Baran,
Corresponding Author
R. Baran
Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France
Correspondence: R. Baran. E-mails:
[email protected];
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M. Holzberg,
M. Holzberg
Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Search for more papers by this author B.S. Ruben,
B.S. Ruben
Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Search for more papers by this author R. Baran,
Corresponding Author
R. Baran
Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France
Correspondence: R. Baran. E-mails:
[email protected];
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 19 August 2013
No abstract is available for this article.
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