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Leukodermas without Hypomelanosis

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Vitiligo and Other Hypomelanoses of Hair and Skin

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Abstract

Nevus anemicus, first described by Vörner [1] in 1906, is a congenital malformation characterized by macules of varying size and shape which appear distinctly pallid compared to the surrounding skin.

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  1. Hôpital Pasteur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nice, France

    Jean-Paul Ortonne M.D.

  2. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    David B. Mosher M.D. & Thomas B. Fitzpatrick M.D.

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Ortonne, JP., Mosher, D.B., Fitzpatrick, T.B. (1983). Leukodermas without Hypomelanosis. In: Vitiligo and Other Hypomelanoses of Hair and Skin. Topics in Dermatology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9272-3_12

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