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Toxic epidermal necrolysis (Lyell syndrome): More than “acute skin failure”

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Roujeau, J.C. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (Lyell syndrome): More than “acute skin failure”. Intensive Care Med 18, 4–5 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706417

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