Hyperpigmented nodule overlying the right Achilles tendon
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Large hyperpigmented nodule on the leg.
Dr. Wetzel is from the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky. Drs. Tjarks and Knutson are from the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls. Dr. Tjarks is from the Department of Pathology, and Dr. Knutson is from the Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine. The authors rep...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAAD Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2352-5126
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.08.021