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velvety hyperpigmentation in the neck ( fig. 2 ), axillae and the groin. Furthermore, the dorsa of the hands had brown thickened skin with a pebbly appearance ( fig. 3 ) and the palms showed rugose thickening with more pronounced skin markings ( fig. 4 ). His general and systemic clinical examination was otherwise unremarkable. What are the clinical diagnoses and, more importantly, which pulmon...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2011.5057