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Bleeding Scalp Ulcer in a Patient with Multiple Neoplasias

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Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders

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A 90-year-old male patient was referred to the emergency unit because of a malodorous scalp ulcer with bleeding. His medical history was positive for colon carcinoma, B-cellular chronic lymphatic leukemia (BCLL), field cancerization of the head, tumor-associated anemia, thrombopenia, gluteal pressure sores grade III and acute urinary tract infection.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Municipal Hospital of Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital, Dresden, Germany

    Uwe Wollina

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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Wollina, U. (2022). Bleeding Scalp Ulcer in a Patient with Multiple Neoplasias. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93426-2_42

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