The strawberry tongue: What, how and where?

• Published in: Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 500 - 505
• Main Authors: Adya, Keshavmurthy, Inamadar, Arun, Palit, Aparna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-07-2018; Scientific Scholar
• Subjects: Dermatology; Erythema - diagnosis; Erythema - epidemiology; Hospitals; Humans; Kawasaki disease; Leprosy; Morphology; Mortality; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - epidemiology; Pediatrics; Product safety; Research centers; Rheumatic fever; Scarlet fever; Scarlet Fever - diagnosis; Scarlet Fever - epidemiology; Shock, Septic - diagnosis; Shock, Septic - epidemiology; Tongue - pathology; Tongue Diseases - diagnosis; Tongue Diseases - epidemiology; Tonsillitis
• ISSN: 0378-6323; 0973-3922; 1998-3611
• DOI: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_57_17

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