Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 12 , Pages 964-966 , December 2009

Eosinophilic Cellulitis After Honeybee Sting

  • Hsing-Lin Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jiun-Nong Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/IShou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Wen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Liang-Chi Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Che Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wei-Che Lee, Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 13 December 2007 ,Revised 8 April 2008 ,Accepted 16 April 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60010-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60010-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 12 , Pages 964-966 , December 2009

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