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A 95 year old white female nursing home patient presented with three lesions on her face, one of which was rapidly growing. She has a history of skin cancers, primarily squamous cell carcinomas and pre-cancers (actinic keratosis). In her youth, she spent considerable time outdoors and had multiple episodes of sun burns.
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Eng, W., Walsh, M.J. (2015). 95 Year Old White Female with a Reddish, Nodule on Temple. In: Norman, R., Eng, W. (eds) Clinical Cases in Infections and Infestations of the Skin. Clinical Cases in Dermatology, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14295-1_2
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