Synchronous Onset of Symmetrically Associated Extragenital Lichen Sclerosus and Vitiligo on both Breasts and the Vulva
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456 Ann Dermatol Received April 24, 2014, Revised July 21, 2014, Accepted for publication August 12, 2014 Corresponding author: Jae Eun Choi, Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea. Tel: 82-2-920-5470, Fax: 82-2-928-7540, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. REFERENCES
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