Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 993-1000 , December 2009

Clinical, histopathologic, and immunophenotypic features of lymphomatoid papulosis with CD8 predominance in 14 pediatric patients

,Accepted 14 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.014

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 993-1000 , December 2009

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