A Purpuric Eruption on the Left Forearm: Challenge.

Am J Dermatopathol

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Published: January 2025

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