If We Diagnose Herpes Zoster, Should We Search for Any Underlying Malignancy ?

Authors

  • Bet Ba?tu? Bilecik State Hospital Radiology Department, Bilecik 11000, Turkey

Keywords:

postherpetic neuralgia, advanced breast cancer.

Abstract

Whether the

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2016-02-19

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Ba?tu?, B. (2016). If We Diagnose Herpes Zoster, Should We Search for Any Underlying Malignancy ?. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 25(2), 331–336. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5299

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