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Case 6: Skin Lesion of Right Lower Leg, R/O Vitiligo

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A 58-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with complain of skin pigment changes at various parts of the body for the past several months. She reported some associated itching at these sites.

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  1. Ruffolo, Hooper & Associates, M.D, P.A., Tampa, FL, USA

    Dong-Lin Xie

  2. DO, PGY-1 Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Tam H. Nguyen

  3. Department of Dermatology, Nova Southeastern University, Tampa, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

  4. Center for Geriatric Dermatology and Neuro-Dermatology, Tampa, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

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Xie, DL., Nguyen, T.H., Norman, R.A. (2020). Case 6: Skin Lesion of Right Lower Leg, R/O Vitiligo. In: Xie, DL. (eds) Clinical Cases in Dermatopathology. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28807-5_6

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