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Chilblains.
three-year history of painful and itching skin lesions on both feet that worsened during the winter and improved during the summer (Figure 1). She was otherwise well and did not report any constitutional symptoms. Based on the relation of cold temperature to her skin lesions, we considered a diagnosis of chilblains. Results of laboratory analyses including a complete blood count, antinuclear an...
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OBJECTIVE To report a recent clustering of chilblain cases in Hong Kong. DESIGN Case series. SETTING A regional hospital and a social hygiene clinic in the New Territories West, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Patients with a clinical diagnosis of chilblains in February 2008. RESULTS Eleven patients with chilblains were identified; seven (64%) gave an antecedent history of prolonged exposure to col...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1829
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)91558-8