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Lamotrigine Associated DRESS Syndrome – a Case Report

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume 7 (2015): Issue 1 (March 2015)
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|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjdv-2015-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2406-0631
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Language: English
Page range: 23 - 33
Published on: Dec 10, 2015
Published by: Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome,
Anticonvulsants,
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions,
Antipsychotic Agents,
Case Reports
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Dermatological and veneral diseases

© 2015 Jagoda Balaban, Đuka Ninković-Baroš, published by Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
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