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. 2013 Oct;4(4):378-9.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.120663.

Kyrle's disease

Kalpana Azad  1 , Kalpana Hajirnis  1 , Smita Sawant  1 , Vinayak Sabnis  1
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Kyrle's disease

Kalpana Azad et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2013 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: Nil.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple hyperpigmented plaques with central keratotic plugs on the leg of a 45-year-old woman
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photomicrograph showing shallow extra-follicular cup-shaped epidermal invagination filled with compact orthokeratosis, dermis showing dense inflammatory infiltrate [H and E, ×4]
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph showing dyskeratotic keratinocytes going up to the basal layer [H and E,×400]
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