U.S. News & World Report: How to identify poison ivy rash
A recent article in U.S. News and World Report includes comments from Kyle Kaufman, MD, assistant professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, discussing poison ivy symptoms and scenarios that lead residents to endure some pretty unpleasant moments when they come into contact with the leaves of the oily flowering plant.
Kyle Kaufman, MD
Kaufman, a primary care physician, sees patients at UC Health Physicians Office North in West Chester. He and other physicians offered their expertise in the story.
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