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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: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(10)70839-8