Multifocal fixed drug eruption to azithromycin

Authors

  • Vandana Mehta Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
  • Sudhir Nayak Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
  • C. Balachandran Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v19i3.540

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24.12.2016

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Vol. 19 No. 3 (2009): July - September

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Multifocal fixed drug eruption to azithromycin. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 24 [cited 2026 Sep. 9];19(3):185-7. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/540