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Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume 7 (2015): Issue 4 (December 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjdv-2015-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2406-0631 | Journal ISSN: 1821-0902
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Language: English
Page range: 181 - 194
Published on: Apr 9, 2016
Published by: Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris + diagnosis + classification + therapy,
Diagnosis, Differential,
Case Reports,
Dermatologic Agents,
Treatment Outcome,
Review
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Dermatological and veneral diseases

© 2016 Mirjana Paravina, Milanka Ljubenović, Ivana Binić, Mirjana Milosavljević, Milenko Stanojević, Ljiljana Nikolić, published by Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
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