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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Induced by a Triple-Drug Regimen for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine I, Nihon University School of Medicine, Oyaguchi-Kamimachi Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan

    Yoshihiro Matsukawa, Masanori Aoki, Kentaro Inada, Motohide Kaneko, Ko Mitamura, Umihiko Sawada, Shigemasa Sawada & Takashi Horie

  2. Department of Dermatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroyuki Hara & Toyoko Ochiai

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Matsukawa, Y., Hara, H., Aoki, M. et al. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Induced by a Triple-Drug Regimen for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication. Clin. Drug Investig. 24, 301–303 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200424050-00007

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