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Olanzapine-induced limb edema simulating episodic angioedema with eosinophilia
Masaru HONMA,
Masaru HONMA
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Masako MINAMI-HORI,
Masako MINAMI-HORI
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hitomi TSUJI,
Hitomi TSUJI
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Shigetsuna KOMATSU,
Shigetsuna KOMATSU
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hajime IIZUKA,
Hajime IIZUKA
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Masaru HONMA,
Masaru HONMA
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Masako MINAMI-HORI,
Masako MINAMI-HORI
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hitomi TSUJI,
Hitomi TSUJI
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Shigetsuna KOMATSU,
Shigetsuna KOMATSU
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hajime IIZUKA,
Hajime IIZUKA
Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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First published: 27 March 2012
Masaru Honma, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan. Email:
[email protected] No abstract is available for this article.
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