Unusual scalp crusted scabies in an adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma patient
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National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Ilan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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