Classic Juvenile Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Treated with Oral Alitretinoin
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388 Ann Dermatol Received February 26, 2015, Revised May 26, 2015, Accepted for publication May 29, 2015 Corresponding author: Eun-So Lee, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 WorldCup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: esl@ ajou.ac.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.3.388
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دوره 28 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016