Sweet's or not: a cutaneous presentation of a severe disease.

Acta Clin Belg

b Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy , AZ Sint Lucas General Hospital, Groenebriel 1, 9000 Ghent , Belgium.

Published: April 2016

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