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Successful treatment of a cutaneous ulcer due to cholesterol crystal embolization with topical basic fibroblast growth factor

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan

    Takuya Takeichi & Masashi Akiyama

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Takeichi, T., Akiyama, M. Successful treatment of a cutaneous ulcer due to cholesterol crystal embolization with topical basic fibroblast growth factor. Eur J Dermatol 27, 182–183 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2016.2920

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