Methotrexate versus Acitretin in the Treatment of Chronic Hand Dermatitis

December 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 12 | Editorials | 1389 | Copyright © December 2015


Patrick M. O’Shea BS and Aída Lugo-Somolinos MD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Aída Lugo-Somolinos MD….............................................. alugosom@med.unc.edu
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