Rapidly Progressing Facial Rash

Jideofor K. Ndulue, MD, MSPH
Chiagoziem J. Ndulue, MD, MPH

American Family Physician. 2025;112(1):83-84.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

JIDEOFOR K. NDULUE, MD, MSPH, Mercy St. Francis Hospital, Mountain View, Missouri

CHIAGOZIEM J. NDULUE, MD, MPH, Cone Health Center for Women’s Healthcare, Greensboro, North Carolina

Address correspondence to Jideofor K. Ndulue, MD, MSPH, at jklimbiv@gmail.com.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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