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A case of red lunulae after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Yosuke Mai, Hideyuki Ujiie & Hiroshi Shimizu

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Akihiro Iguchi

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Mai, Y., Ujiie, H., Iguchi, A. et al. A case of red lunulae after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Eur J Dermatol 28, 407–409 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2018.3273

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