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Japanese case of classic plaque-like actinic lichen planus
Megumi Mizawa,
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Megumi Mizawa
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
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Megumi Mizawa, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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Search for more papers by this author Teruhiko Makino,
Teruhiko Makino
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Fumina Furukawa,
Fumina Furukawa
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tadamichi Shimizu,
Tadamichi Shimizu
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
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Megumi Mizawa,
Corresponding Author
Megumi Mizawa
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
Correspondence
Megumi Mizawa, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Teruhiko Makino,
Teruhiko Makino
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Fumina Furukawa,
Fumina Furukawa
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Tadamichi Shimizu,
Tadamichi Shimizu
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Japan
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First published: 09 June 2021
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None declared.
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