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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;2(1-2):61-62.
doi: 10.1159/000448178. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Single Nail Involvement as First Sign of Sweet's Syndrome

Giulia Rech  1 , Riccardo Balestri  1 , Michelangelo La Placa  2 , Michela Magnano  2 , Carlo Renè Girardelli  1
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Editorial

Single Nail Involvement as First Sign of Sweet's Syndrome

Giulia Rech et al. Skin Appendage Disord. 2016 Sep.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
Single lesion of SS involving the distal phalanx of the third finger of the right hand.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Low magnification of the histologic analysis from a popular lesion showing focal epidermal necrosis, subepidermal edema, and diffused neutrophils and lymphocytes in the reticular dermis. HE. ×10.
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