European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 545-550 , December 2005

Sweet's syndrome and sarcoidosis

  • W.R. Saliba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine C, Hae'meK Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel
    • Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine C, Hae'meK Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel.
    • ,
  • G.S. Habib

      Affiliations

    • Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
    • Department of Internal Medicine B, Lady Davis Medical Center, St. Michal 7, Haifa 34362, Israel
    • ,
  • M. Elias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine C, Hae'meK Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel
    • Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

Received 8 November 2004 ,Revised 12 May 2005 ,Accepted 2 June 2005.

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PII: S0953-6205(05)00295-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.017

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 545-550 , December 2005

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