Idiopathic Aquagenic Wrinkling of the Palms in Korean Patients.

Ann Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. ; Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.

Published: December 2015

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