The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 92-93 , January 2003

A fatal case of toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with liver cirrhosis

  • Kazım Üzüm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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  • H.üseyin Çaksen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van,Turkey
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  • Z.übeyde Gündüz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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  • Hasan Basri Üstünbaş, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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  • Olcay Kandemir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey

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PII: S0736-4679(02)00684-4

doi: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00684-4

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 92-93 , January 2003

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