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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr;51(4):261-262.
doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2018.03.012. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

[Frictional leg alopecia]

[Article in Spanish]
Benigno Monteagudo  1 , Abián Mosquera-Fernández  2 , Pedro Gil-Manso  3
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Case Reports

[Frictional leg alopecia]

[Article in Spanish]
Benigno Monteagudo et al. Aten Primaria. 2019 Apr.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figura 1
Figura 1
Alopecia en la cara posterior del tercio proximal de las piernas.
Figura 2
Figura 2
Imagen dermatoscópica. Detalle de los pelos fragmentados.
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