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A generalized Kaposi’s sarcoma after chronic and extensive topical corticosteroid use

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Andreas Sygros Hospital, Ionos Dragumi 5, Kesariani, 161 21, Athens, Greece

    Georgios Tyros, Irini Potouridou, Athanasios Tsaraklis, Dorothea Polydorou & Georgios Kontochristopoulos

  2. First Department of Pathology, Andreas Sygros Hospital, Ionos Dragumi 5, Kesariani, 161 21, Athens, Greece

    Pinelopi Korkolopoulou

  3. Andreas Sygros Hospital, Ionos Dragumi 5, Kesariani, 161 21, Athens, Greece

    Erietta Christofidou

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Tyros, G., Potouridou, I., Tsaraklis, A. et al. A generalized Kaposi’s sarcoma after chronic and extensive topical corticosteroid use. Eur J Dermatol 24, 111–112 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2228

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