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Case Reports
. 1998 Jan;82(1):97.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.82.1.97.

Dermatitis artefacta presenting as a basal cell carcinoma--an important clinical sign missed

Case Reports

Dermatitis artefacta presenting as a basal cell carcinoma--an important clinical sign missed

A T Murray et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1998 Jan.
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Figure 1
Dermatitis artefacta of the left lower eyelid imitating a basal cell carcinoma. Injection of the conjunctiva and the absence of subepithelial telangiectasia, in retrospect should have raised suspicion as to the certainty of the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma.