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. 2020 Jun 15;7(6):e00410.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000410. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Steve S Qian  1 , Varun Kesar  2 , Farah Shah  1 , Dan Park  1 , Dario Sorrentino  2
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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Steve S Qian et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Physical examination noting yellow, irregularly shaped papules, 2–3 mm in size coalescing into plaques around (A) the neck, (B) the antecubital area, and (C) the popliteal fossa.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A large clot in the fundus area of the stomach as visualized by endoscopy.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Angiography revealing (A) bleeding in the proximal left gastric artery with (B) successful coiling.
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