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Knuckle Pigmentation: A Clue to Systemic Illness

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Arjun Lakshman & Subhash Varma

  2. Department of Clinical Hematology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Ram V. Nampoothiri & Pankaj Malhotra

  3. Department of Hematopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Sreejesh Sreedharanunni

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Lakshman, A., Nampoothiri, R.V., Sreedharanunni, S. et al. Knuckle Pigmentation: A Clue to Systemic Illness. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 32, 507–508 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-016-0690-y

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