Hyperpigmented cutaneous lesions that flare-up with scratching: Darier's sign
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Hyperpigmented cutaneous lesions that flare-up with scratching: Darier's sign
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عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Medical Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2053-8855
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omv004