Herpetic whitlow mimicking squamous cell carcinoma in an immunocompromised patient.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "A. Sygros" Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Published: February 2020

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