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A 75-year-old male presented with a bruise- like areas with ulcerated nodules on the scalp for duration of 1 year (Fig. 31.1).
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El-Darouti, M.A. (2013). An Aggressive Lesion Involving the Scalp of an Elder. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4249-2_31
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