[Cutaneous lesions on scars].
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چکیده
A 71-year-old woman, receiving treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, had suffered an ethanol burn affecting the facial, anterior cervical, and neckline region 7 years earlier. She consulted the outpatient department for inflammation and pruritus in the scars that began 4 months earlier. She also presented new lesions on healthy skin, but no associated systemic symptoms.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Actas dermo-sifiliograficas
دوره 98 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007