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Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus triggered by radiotherapy

I Kolm1, E Pawlik, N Eggmann

  • 1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Case Reports in Dermatology
|September 11, 2013
PubMed
Abstract

Keywords:
Autoimmune reactionAutoimmunityLupus erythematosusRadiotherapy

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