Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 1154-1158 , June 2011

Acute respiratory distress syndrome complicating generalized pustular psoriasis (psoriasis-associated aseptic pneumonitis)

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.11.022

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 1154-1158 , June 2011

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