Congenital Melanocytic Kissing Nevus on Right Eyelid - A Rare Phenomenon.

Indian Dermatol Online J

Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India.

Published: July 2020

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