The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 193-195 , March 2008

New Rash, Old Foe

  • Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP, Division of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208.
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  • Ivan Pivovarov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Family Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine
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  • Dara N. Wakefield, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine
    • ,
  • Seema Gupta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College.

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 Parwathi “Uma” Paniker, MD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(07)01140-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.11.007

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 193-195 , March 2008

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