Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages e11-e12 , September 2009

Bier spots: Six case reports

  • Yi-Ming Fan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Yi-Ming Fan, MD, Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, No 57, South of Renmin Ave, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, 524001, China.
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  • Yan-Ping Yang, MM
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  • Wen Li
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  • Shun-Fan Li, MB

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00318-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.03.009

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages e11-e12 , September 2009

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