Letter to the Editor
Multiple protrusive epidermal cysts on the scalp of a Lowe syndrome patient
Susumu Ikehara,
Susumu Ikehara
Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Atsushi Utani,
Corresponding Author
Atsushi Utani
Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Correspondence: Atsushi Utani, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan. Email:
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Susumu Ikehara,
Susumu Ikehara
Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Atsushi Utani,
Corresponding Author
Atsushi Utani
Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Correspondence: Atsushi Utani, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 14 May 2016
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