Jadassohn Lewandowsky Syndrome: A Rare Entity

Anupama Manohar Prasad1, Yugandar Inakanti1, Shiva Kumar1

  • 1Department of DVL, P.E.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam, Andra Pradesh, India.

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