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Viral skin infections in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis – a single-center retrospective study

Maria Aleksandra Rajczak
1
,
Iryna Predko
1
,
Natalia Bień
1
,
Klaudia Lipińska
1
,
Justyna Ceryn
1
,
Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny
1, 2
,
Paulina Barasińska
1
,
Joanna Narbutt
1
,
Aleksandra Lesiak
1, 2

  1. Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
  2. Laboratory of Autoinflammatory, Genetic and Rare Skin Disorders at Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2026; 101 (1)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2026.158542
Online publish date: 2026/01/15
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