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. 2015 Jan-Feb;60(1):99-100.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.147823.

Numerous asymptomatic papulo-nodules and plaques in a young male

Dipti Das  1 , Anupam Das  1 , Abanti Saha  1 , Swapan Sardar  1 , Kaushik Shome  1 , Ramesh C Gharami  1
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Numerous asymptomatic papulo-nodules and plaques in a young male

Dipti Das et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2015 Jan-Feb.
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Figure 1
Multiple discrete and confluent brown-colored papules, nodules and plaques over the face and whitish papules on oral mucosa (a-c)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Well-circumscribed and smooth-surfaced papulo-nodules and plaques of varied sizes on the axilla and small papules over neck and ear (a-c)
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Figure 3
Multiple discrete and confluent papulo-nodules and plaques on the upper extremity and external genitalia (a-c)
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Figure 4
Photomicrograph showing acanthosis and a dermal lesion composed of massive infiltration (H and E, ×10)
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Figure 5
Photomicrograph showing a dermal lesion composed of sheets of scalloped macrophages (arrow) and histiocytes (H and E, ×40)
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Figure 6
Photomicrograph showing foam cells (arrow a), Touton giant cells (arrow b), lymphocytes and eosinophils (H and E, ×40)
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