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We report a patient with hypomelanosis of Ito associated with neuroblastoma. Though not previously reported, the association is plausible since both conditions are forms of ℋeurocristopathy”.
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Oguma, E., Aihara, T., Shimanuki, Y. et al. Hypomelanosis of lto associated with neuroblastoma. Pediatr Radiol 26, 273–275 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372110
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