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18 Year Old Female with Crusty, Perioral Lesion

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Part of the book series: Clinical Cases in Dermatology ((CLIDADE,volume 6))

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A 18 year old female presented with a weeping, crusty lesion for the past few days around the right corner of her mouth.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Central Florida Medical School, Orlando, FL, USA

    William Eng MD

  2. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, USA

    Lisa M. Diaz DO

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  1. Dermatology Healthcare, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Robert A. Norman

  2. University of Central Florida Medical School, Orlando, Florida, USA

    William Eng

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Eng, W., Diaz, L.M. (2015). 18 Year Old Female with Crusty, Perioral Lesion. In: Norman, R., Eng, W. (eds) Clinical Cases in Infections and Infestations of the Skin. Clinical Cases in Dermatology, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14295-1_13

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