A Keratotic Papule on the Ear of a 10-Year-Old Girl.

Pediatr Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Published: March 2017

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