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. 2009:2009:bcr2006114116.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.2006.114116. Epub 2009 Feb 18.

Herpes zoster duplex bilateralis

Asaf Peretz  1 , Johannes Nowatzky, Israel Steiner
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Herpes zoster duplex bilateralis

Asaf Peretz et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Zostiform vesicular eruption within the D8 dermatome on the left.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Zostiform vesicular eruption within L4 on the right.
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