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Two Unusual Cases of Diffuse Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans Seronegative for Lyme Borreliosis

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This work was supported by the IZKF grant A2.

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  1. Dermatologische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    T. G. Berger, H. Schell, M. Simon Jr & G. Schuler

  2. Institut für Klinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Wasserturmstrasse 3, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    C. Schoerner, M. Röllinghoff & A. Gessner

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Berger, T.G., Schoerner, C., Schell, H. et al. Two Unusual Cases of Diffuse Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans Seronegative for Lyme Borreliosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 392–395 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0943-1

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