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. 2006 Oct;19(4):409-10.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2006.11928208.

Pruritic eruption on the anterior shins

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Pruritic eruption on the anterior shins

Jennifer Clay Cather. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2006 Oct.
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Figure 1
Macular hyperpigmentation on the anterior shins.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Closer view of macular hyperpigmentation demonstrating a rippled distribution.

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