1. A Pink Pedal Plaque in an 8-Year-Old Boy.
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Dreher, Katie, Lindsey, Mikki, Shalin, Sara, and Evans, Megan S.
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FOOT diseases ,NEVUS ,HISPANIC Americans ,SKIN tumors ,ITCHING ,DERMIS ,EPITHELIAL cells ,CHILDREN - Abstract
The article presents a case study of an 8-year-old Caucasian boy who presented to the pediatric dermatology clinic for evaluation of a skin lesion on the dorsum of his left foot. Diagnostic studies including histological studies were performed which revealed a dermal-based melanocytic proliferation. She was referred to orthopedic surgery for excisional biopsy. She was finally diagnosed with Spitz nevus, a benign-melanocytic lesions.
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- 2022
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