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. 2025 Jun 27;16(4):684-687.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_595_24. eCollection 2025 Jul-Aug.

Midface Toddler Excoriation Syndrome (MiTES) - A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Bhumesh K Katakam  1 , Vellanki Prashanthi  1 , Narsimha R N Gurram  1 , Sudharani Chintagunta  1
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Midface Toddler Excoriation Syndrome (MiTES) - A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Bhumesh K Katakam et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Symmetrical scarring and hyperpigmentation on center of the face, with excoriations on the bridge of nose
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