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. 2013 Sep;58(5):410.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.117357.

Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak, increasing incidence or changing seasonal pattern?

Arijit Coondoo  1 , Jayoti Nandy
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Paederus dermatitis: an outbreak, increasing incidence or changing seasonal pattern?

Arijit Coondoo et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2013 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

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Figure 1
Linear erythematous and pustular lesion on the neck resembling a whip lash
Figure 2
Figure 2
Oedematous papulovesicular lesions along a line
Figure 3
Figure 3
Pattern of incidence of Paederus dermatitis
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