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A case of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma on unusual sites requiring the differential diagnosis of necrobiosis lipoidica

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

    Yoshitaka Ueda, Koji Kamiya, Takeo Maekawa, Mayumi Komine, Satoru Murata & Mamitaro Ohtsuki

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Ueda, Y., Kamiya, K., Maekawa, T. et al. A case of annular elastolytic giant cell granuloma on unusual sites requiring the differential diagnosis of necrobiosis lipoidica. Eur J Dermatol 27, 423–425 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2017.3037

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