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sQuiz your knowledge: Unilateral hyperpigmented atrophic patch on the right upper back and lateral chest

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  1. Department of Dermatovenereology, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China

    Conghui Li & Yonghong Lu

  2. Department of Pathology, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China

    Haipeng Shi

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Li, C., Shi, H. & Lu, Y. sQuiz your knowledge: Unilateral hyperpigmented atrophic patch on the right upper back and lateral chest. Eur J Dermatol 31, 130–131 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2021.3986

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