Infantile giant congenital melanocytic nevus: report of three unusual cases
Rajoo Thapa MD
From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Search for more papers by this authorApurba Ghosh MD, MRCP(Ire), MRCP(UK), FRCPCH
From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Search for more papers by this authorSandipan Dhar MD, DNB
From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Search for more papers by this authorRajoo Thapa MD
From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Search for more papers by this authorApurba Ghosh MD, MRCP(Ire), MRCP(UK), FRCPCH
From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Search for more papers by this authorSandipan Dhar MD, DNB
From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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