Relief of Acute Herpetic Pain by Intravenous Vitamin C: The Dosage May Make a Difference

262 Ann Dermatol Received March 22, 2017, Accepted for publication May 23, 2017 Corresponding author: Jen-Yin Chen, Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, No. 901, Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan 71004, Taiwan. Tel: 886-6-2812811, Fax: 886-6-2830122, E-mail: chenjenyin@gmail.com This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology https://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2018.30.2.262

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