Heparin-induced bullous hemorrhagic dermatosis.

Therapie

Dermatology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Research laboratory LR20SP03A, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.

Published: December 2022

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