The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , January 2010

Scratching the Surface

  • Jason Fodeman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Sunit Jariwala, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Sunit P. Jariwala, MD, 111 East 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467
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  • Golda Hudes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Murray Wittner, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Phillip Klapper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Qiang Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • David Rosenstreich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: There are no potential conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00880-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.023

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , January 2010

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