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. 2020 Oct;183(4):611.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.19405. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Illuminating, through immunohistochemistry, the link between SARS-CoV-2 and pernio (chilblains)

D A Wetter  1
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Illuminating, through immunohistochemistry, the link between SARS-CoV-2 and pernio (chilblains)

D A Wetter. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Oct.

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Linked Article: Colmenero et al. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:729–737.

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