Cutaneous Sporotrichosis Presenting as Clinical Feature of Facial Cellulitis in an Adult
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Vol. 28, No. 4, 2016 507 Received March 23, 2015, Revised July 27, 2015, Accepted for publication August 5, 2015 Corresponding author: Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, 87 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju 38067, Korea. Tel: 82-54-770-8268, Fax: 82-54-770-8378, 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. Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology Fig. 1. (A) Localized erythematous plaques with swelling on the right upper eyelid. (B) Skin lesions showing completely cured after six months of treatment. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.4.507
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