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Mucocutaneous Pigmentation, Alopecia and Candidiasis

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An 8-year-old male presented (Figs. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5) with:

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El-Darouti, M.A. (2013). Mucocutaneous Pigmentation, Alopecia and Candidiasis. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4249-2_5

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