Unusual distribution of punctate dysplastic keratoses and skin cancers in sunbed users: a report of three cases
F. Ismail
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
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Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJ.M. McGregor
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorS.M. Khorshid
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorF. Ismail
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorE.A. O'Toole
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJ.M. McGregor
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorS.M. Khorshid
Department of Dermatology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, U.K. *Department of Dermatology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals, U.K. E-mail: [email protected]
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