Dirt-Like Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Neck and Linea Alba of a 12-Year-Old Girl

Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 16, Issue 2

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Pablo Fernández-Crehuet| Department of Dermatology, Hospital Alto Guadelquivir, Andújar, Jaén, Spain, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde| Department of Dermatology, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain

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Pablo Fernández-Crehuet, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde (2016). Dirt-Like Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Neck and Linea Alba of a 12-Year-Old Girl. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 16(2), 259-260. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-14679