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. 2021 Feb 12;30(6):754–756. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2020.3924

Herpes zoster following COVID-19: a report of three cases

Lucia Brambilla 1, Carlo Alberto Maronese 1,, Athanasia Tourlaki 1, Stefano Veraldi 1
PMCID: PMC7880657  PMID: 33262097

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