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Reactive granulomatous dermatitis presenting as subcutaneous nodules and cords in a patient with advanced myelodysplastic syndrome

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, LCI 501, PO Box 208059, New Haven, CT, USA

    Jason Weed, Christine Ko & Jonathan Leventhal

  2. Department of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street WWW-403, P.O. Box 208021, New Haven, CT, 06520-8021, USA

    Maximilian Stahl, Melissa Much, David Witt & Amer M. Zeidan

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Weed, J., Ko, C., Stahl, M. et al. Reactive granulomatous dermatitis presenting as subcutaneous nodules and cords in a patient with advanced myelodysplastic syndrome. Ann Hematol 96, 1037–1039 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-2954-5

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