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Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

    Alexis Sidoroff

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    Jean-Claude Roujeau

  3. Department of Dermatology, Cedars Medical Center, 1400 NW 12 Avenue 6th South, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Francisco A. Kerdel

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Sidoroff, A. (2009). Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis. In: Revuz, J., Roujeau, JC., Kerdel, F.A., Valeyrie-Allanore, L. (eds) Life-Threatening Dermatoses and Emergencies in Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79339-7_11

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