Letter to the Editor
Serial dermoscopic monitoring of subungual scabies mites in an infant with crusted scabies
Y. Jiang,
Y. Jiang
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Search for more papers by this author A.-T. Zhan,
A.-T. Zhan
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Search for more papers by this author F. Qiu,
F. Qiu
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Search for more papers by this author Y.-M. Fan,
Corresponding Author
Y.-M. Fan
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
*Correspondence: Y.-M. Fan. E-mail: [email protected]
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Y. Jiang,
Y. Jiang
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Search for more papers by this author A.-T. Zhan,
A.-T. Zhan
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Search for more papers by this author F. Qiu,
F. Qiu
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
Search for more papers by this author Y.-M. Fan,
Corresponding Author
Y.-M. Fan
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
*Correspondence: Y.-M. Fan. E-mail: [email protected]
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First published: 10 February 2022
No abstract is available for this article.
Conflicts of interest
None declared.
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