Association between prurigo nodularis and malignancy in middle-aged adults.

J Am Acad Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address:

Published: November 2019

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