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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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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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