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Vol. 27, No. 3, 2015 345 Received February 4, 2014, Revised June 24, 2014, Accepted for publication July 20, 2014 Corresponding author: Seray Külcü Çakmak, Dermatology Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey. Tel: 90-5324347169, Fax: 90-3123103460, E-mail: seraycakmak@ gmail.com This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Co...