Acquired ichthyosis as a presenting finding of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Int J Hematol

Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Fatih, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: October 2012

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