Ulcerated Giant Dermatofibroma following Routine Childhood Vaccination in a Young Boy
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Ulcerated Giant Dermatofibroma following Routine Childhood Vaccination in a Young Boy
INTRODUCTION The development of cutaneous neoplasms at immunization sites following vaccination is uncommon, and only few have been reported in the literature worldwide. We report an unusual case of an ulcerated giant dermatofibroma that developed as a chronic nonhealing plaque in the immunization scar of a young boy after vaccination. CASE REPORT A 13-month-old Chinese boy presented with an ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1662-6567
DOI: 10.1159/000448275