Erythema multiforme associated with acute hepatitis B virus infection
A. I. Olut
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE. Erkek
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorH. Ozunlu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorF. Ozsakarya
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorA. I. Olut
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE. Erkek
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorH. Ozunlu
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorF. Ozsakarya
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik SSK Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; and Department of Dermatology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey E-mail: [email protected]
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