Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 275-278 , May 2010

Concurrence of Incontinentia Pigmenti and Behçet's Disease

  • Heng-Kuei Lin
    • ,
  • Lin-Shien Fu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Lin-Shien Fu, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Section 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 14 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 March 2010.

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PII: S1726-4901(10)70060-5

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70060-5

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 275-278 , May 2010

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