Two cases in a family with the diagnosis of pachydermoperiostosis mimicking acromegaly
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Abstract is not required for Clinical Imagesis not required for Clinical Images (This page in not part of the published article.) International Journal of Case Reports and Images, Vol. 5 No. 10, October 2014. ISSN – [0976-3198] Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(10):727–730. www.ijcasereportsandimages.com Kutbay et al. 727 CLINICAL IMAGES OPEN ACCESS Two cases in a family with the diagnosis of pachydermoperiostosis mimicking acromegaly Nilufer Ozdemir Kutbay, Banu Sarer Yurekli, Gokcen Unal Kocabas, Fusun Saygili
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