462 Ann Dermatol Received January 24, 2014, Revised July 30, 2014, Accepted for publication September 1, 2014 Corresponding author: Chul Woo Kim, Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 150 Seongan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2224-2285, Fax: 82-2-474-7913, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article di...

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