Successful Treatment of Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection

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  • Erika Tanizaki Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • Kazuyasu Fujii Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • Shunya Usui Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • Nana Kagawa Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • Atsushi Otsuka Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43247

Keywords:

anti-bacterial agents, gastric ulcer, Helicobacter pylori, skin disease

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2025-08-03

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Tanizaki, E., Fujii, K., Usui, S., Kagawa, N., & Otsuka, A. (2025). Successful Treatment of Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43247. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43247

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