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Dermatological conditions in the intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ghida S. Altammami, Sarah K. Alswayed, Mohammed I. AlJasser and Rayan A. Alkhodair
Saudi Medical Journal August 2024, 45 (8) 834-839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.8.20240479
Ghida S. Altammami
From the College of Medicine (Altammami, Alswayed, AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Dermatology (AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, from the Division of Dermatology (AlJasser), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, and from the Division of Pediatric Dermatology (Alkhodair), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sarah K. Alswayed
From the College of Medicine (Altammami, Alswayed, AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Dermatology (AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, from the Division of Dermatology (AlJasser), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, and from the Division of Pediatric Dermatology (Alkhodair), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed I. AlJasser
From the College of Medicine (Altammami, Alswayed, AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Dermatology (AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, from the Division of Dermatology (AlJasser), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, and from the Division of Pediatric Dermatology (Alkhodair), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rayan A. Alkhodair
From the College of Medicine (Altammami, Alswayed, AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Dermatology (AlJasser, Alkhodair), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, from the Division of Dermatology (AlJasser), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, and from the Division of Pediatric Dermatology (Alkhodair), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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