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Malformative Lesions

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The individual members of this division of cutaneous lesions are called “malformations.” Malformations occur during ontogenesis and are therefore congenital; they may or may not be hereditary. According to the time at which they occur, cutaneous malformations may be subdivided as early or late malformations (Fig. 4.1).

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Zappi, E., Zappi, E.A. (2013). Malformative Lesions. In: Dermatopathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2894-6_4

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