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. 1952 Jun;28(2):50–60. doi: 10.1136/sti.28.2.50

Pathogenesis of the Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction

A REVIEW OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS*

Albert Heyman 1,2,3, Walter H Sheldon 1,2,3, Lilian D Evans 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1053806  PMID: 14935211

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