De novo squamous cell carcinoma presenting as nodulo-ulcerative lesions on inguinal regions mimicking venereal disease
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Gautam K. Singh MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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Gautam K. Singh, md
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy
Base Hospital Delhi Cantt
Army College of Medical Sciences
Delhi 110010
India
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSandeep Arora MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorPankaj Das MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorArun R. John MD
Radiology and Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorAkanksha Gupta MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Gautam K. Singh MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Correspondence
Gautam K. Singh, md
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy
Base Hospital Delhi Cantt
Army College of Medical Sciences
Delhi 110010
India
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSandeep Arora MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorPankaj Das MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorArun R. John MD
Radiology and Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorAkanksha Gupta MD
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Affiliated Faculty, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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