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A 5-year-old male presented with 6-months-duration of ill-defined purple levidoid plaques with ulcerations. Lesions involved face (Fig. 27.1), trunk (Fig. 27.2), limbs (Fig. 27.3) and buttocks (Fig. 27.4). He had no relevant medical history or family history of thromboembolic disorders.
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El-Darouti, M.A. (2013). Disseminated Ulcerative Vascular Plaques in a Child. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4249-2_27
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