Identifying Signs of Tinea Pedis: A Key to Understanding Clinical Variables

October 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 10 | Supplement Individual Articles | 42 | Copyright © October 2015


Theresa N. Canavan MD and Boni E. Elewski MD

Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Boni E. Elewski MD……..................................... belewski@uabmc.edu
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