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Acne keloidalis nuchae. A transepithelial elimination disorder
1Department of Medicine, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129.
International Journal of Dermatology
|September 1, 1987
Abstract:
In four cases of acne keloidalis nuchae, varying stages of transepithelial elimination were observed histologically, suggesting that acne keloidalis represents a transepithelial elimination disorder akin to perforating folliculitis.
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