Dermal mucinosis with symptomatic intraneural mucin deposition: a new entity or reaction pattern?
S.C-S. Hu
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorG-S. Chen
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorK-B. Tsai
Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorJ-C. Chung
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorC-C.E. Lan
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorS.C-S. Hu
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorG-S. Chen
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorK-B. Tsai
Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorJ-C. Chung
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorC-C.E. Lan
Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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