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. 1998 Aug;79(2):186–191. doi: 10.1136/adc.79.2.186

Neonatal erythroderma: differential diagnosis and management of the "red baby"

P Hoeger 1, J Harper 1
PMCID: PMC1717665  PMID: 9797607

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