The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 4 , Pages 314-316 , April 2010

It Started with a Rash

  • Akshra Verma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill
    • Carle Clinic Association and Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Akshra Verma, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carle Foundation Hospital, 611 West Park St, Carle Forum-Lower Level, MC-474, Urbana, IL 61801
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  • Ashwin Shivakumar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill
    • Carle Clinic Association and Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Ill
    • ,
  • Ashish Moonat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill
    • Carle Clinic Association and Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Ill
    • ,
  • Michael Jakoby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

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

PII: S0002-9343(10)00004-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.001

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 4 , Pages 314-316 , April 2010

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