Unusual Manifestation of Molluscum Contagiosum: Eruptive Papules on the Face and Neck of an Immunocompetent Patient
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398 Ann Dermatol Received October 17, 2012, Revised November 25, 2012, Accepted for publication November 28, 2012 Corresponding author: Sang Ho Oh, Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2228-2080, Fax: 82-2-393-9157, E-mail: oddung93@ yuhs.ac This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. (A) Multiple 2to 3-mm-sized skin-coloured papules observed on the face and neck. (B) Close up view of the skin-coloured papules. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2013.25.3.398
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دوره 25 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013