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Necrobiosis lipoidica: A case with histopathological findings revealed asteroid bodies and was successfully treated with dipyridamole plus intralesional triamcinolone

Song Jiquan Department of Dermatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Ahmad T. Khalaf Department of Dermatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected], [email protected]
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Tan Jinquan Department of Dermatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Liu Xiaoming Department of Dermatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Pages 54-57 | Received 17 Jul 2007, Accepted 18 Sep 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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