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Original Article

Spontaneous Regression of Congenital Cutaneous Histiocytosis X: Report of a Case with Discussion of Nosology and Pathogenesis

Louis P. Dehner Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Division of Surgical Pathology), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455; The Duluth Clinic, Ltd., Duluth, Minnesota, 55805
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Joel T. Bamford Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Division of Surgical Pathology), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455; The Duluth Clinic, Ltd., Duluth, Minnesota, 55805
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Edward C. McDonald Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Division of Surgical Pathology), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455; The Duluth Clinic, Ltd., Duluth, Minnesota, 55805
Pages 99-106 | Received 07 Dec 1981, Accepted 10 Mar 1982, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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