Why Does Facial Eczema Differ From Body Eczema?

October 2022 | Volume 21 | Issue 10 | 1119 | Copyright © October 2022


Published online October 26, 2022

Marissa Contento MD*a, Jacqueline Maher BA*a, Abigail Cline PhD MDb, Sharon Rose MDb

aNew York Medical College School of Medicine, Valhalla, NY
bDepartment of Dermatology, New York Medical College School of Medicine, New York, NY

*co-first authors

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Jacqueline Maher BA jmaher5@student.nymc.edu