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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul;47(7):1415-1417.
doi: 10.1111/ced.15169. Epub 2022 May 25.

The pits

Áine Kelly  1 , Ratnam Gandhi  1 , Imran Khan  2 , Susanna Szakacs  3 , Jana Natkunarajah  1
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Case Reports

The pits

Áine Kelly et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with a rash in the bilateral axillae. Histopathology showed hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis with retention of basophilic keratohyalin granules.

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