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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec;32(4):378-9.
doi: 10.4274/tjh.2014.0475. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Diagnosis: Melanoderma after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Şule Ünal  1 , İlhan Tezcan, Şafak Güçer, Meryem Seda Boyraz, Deniz Çağdaş, Duygu Uçkan Çetinkaya
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Case Reports

Diagnosis: Melanoderma after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Şule Ünal et al. Turk J Haematol. 2015 Dec.
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Conflict of Interest: The authors of this paper have no conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests, relationships, and/or affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials included.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Patchy melanoderma lesions mimicking ecchymoses in the legs, trunk.
Figure 2
Figure 2. A) Skin. A slight perivascular infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells and dermal melanophages (arrows) are seen (HEx200). B) An increment in melanin pigment in basal keratinocytes (arrow heads) and dermal melanophages (white arrows) are highlighted by Fontana-Masson stain (x200).
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