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. 2012 Apr;5(2):173.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfs007. Epub 2012 Mar 2.

More than shingles

G H Neild  1   2   3 , Chin-Chi Kuo  1   2 , Mei-Yun Chang  3 , Ching-Wei Tsai  1   2 , Yung-Ming Chen  1   2
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More than shingles

G H Neild et al. Clin Kidney J. 2012 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: acetylsalicylate lysine; end-stage renal disease; periorbital angioedema.

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(A) A strip of blisters and crust extended from the right side of the forehead to the eyebrow, over the face of a 66-year-old man; the area involved the dermatome of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. Bilateral periorbital edema was also noted. (B) The facial edema subsided 2 days after discontinuing acetylsalicylate lysine.
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