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Table of Content - Volume 8 Issue 1 - October 2017


 

Methotrexate therapy in chronic idiopathic urticaria with negative autologous serum skin test

 

Ketki S Chavanda1, Ajay G Ovhal2*, Jerajani H R3, Satish Udare4

 

1Assistant Professor, 2Associate Professor, Department of Skin and VD, Government Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra, INDIA.

3Professor and HOD, 4Professor, Department of Dermatology, MGM institute of health sciences, Kamothe, Navi mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: drajayovhal@gmail.com

 

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