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A case of oral lichen sclerosus with gingival involvement and Borrelia identification
Alan A George,
Alan A George
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Caleb D Hixson,
Caleb D Hixson
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Steven J Peckham,
Steven J Peckham
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Donald Tyler,
Donald Tyler
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Bernhard Zelger,
Bernhard Zelger
Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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Alan A George,
Alan A George
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Caleb D Hixson,
Caleb D Hixson
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Steven J Peckham,
Steven J Peckham
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Donald Tyler,
Donald Tyler
Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this author Bernhard Zelger,
Bernhard Zelger
Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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First published: 04 January 2014
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