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Concurrence of lichen striatus and localised pityriasis rosea: Cutaneous mosaicism
Prashant Verma1, Archana Singal, Pravesh Yadav
1Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi Associated Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India. drprashant_derma@yahoo.co.in
The Australasian Journal of Dermatology
|June 8, 2012
Abstract:
Cutaneous mosaicism has always been an intriguing subject. A 15-year-old boy presented to us with a unilateral band of lesions of pityriasis rosea and lichen striatus. The case is discussed in the light of the concept of genetic mosaicism.
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