Topical corticosteroid therapy: a treatment option for nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis?

An Bras Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (HUSM-UFSM) - Santa Maria (RS), Brazil.

Published: September 2018

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