The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 6 , Pages 509-511 , June 2007

A Seriously Swollen Lip

  • Shomeet V. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia
    • ,
  • Joshua E. Lane, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia
    • Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia
    • Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Joshua E. Lane, MD, 308 Coliseum Drive, Suite 200, Macon, GA 31201.

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 Parwathi “Uma” Paniker, MD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(07)00102-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.01.022

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 6 , Pages 509-511 , June 2007

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