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Case Reports
. 2009 Oct 27;181(9):615.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.082013. Epub 2009 Aug 17.

Clinical Images: Acquired perforating dermatosis: association with diabetes and renal failure

Carrie B Lynde  1 , Melanie D Pratt
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Clinical Images: Acquired perforating dermatosis: association with diabetes and renal failure

Carrie B Lynde et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1
A 46-year-old man with diabetes and renal failure. Follicular keratotic papules consistent with acquired perforating dermatosis were distributed diffusely over his legs (A) and buttocks (B). Skin biopsy (C) showing a hair follicle with perforation extending into the dermal tissue which contains a tract of necrotic tissue debris with degenerate elastin fibres (hematoxylin–eosin stain, original magnification ×40).
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