Flagellate Hyperpigmentation in a Scratched Area after Bleomycin for Pleurodesis A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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269 From the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung and the Department of Dermatology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Accepted for publication: June 26, 2006 Reprint requests: Ya-Hui Chen, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, No 386, Ta-Chiung 1st Rd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. TEL: 886-7-3422121 ext. 4304 FAX: 886-7-3468209 E-mail: [email protected] Flagellate Hyperpigmentation in a Scratched Area after Bleomycin for Pleurodesis
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