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Case Reports

Extensive Keloid and Hypertrophic Mixed Scarring Pattern in Ear Lobes of a 14-Year-Old African Female: A Case Report

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Pages 270-274 | Received 10 May 2022, Accepted 16 May 2022, Published online: 27 May 2022

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