Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_76_2024

Abhishek Bhatnagar, Bhavni Oberoi, T. Thayumanavan, Afreen Ayub

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Lymphedema after COVID-19 vaccination: Two case reports 接种 COVID-19 疫苗后出现淋巴水肿：两例报告

Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_65_2024

C. Krönert, A. Koch, J. Schönlebe, Leonore Unger, Uwe Wollina

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Nevus comedonicus: Clinical and dermoscopic features 黑子痣临床和皮肤镜特征

Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_84_2024

Vishal Gaurav, Varniraj Patel, Amar Bahadur, Krishna Deb Barman

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Linear immunoglobulin A/immunoglobulin G bullous dermatosis with celiac disease in a 26-year-old Filipino male 一名 26 岁菲律宾男性患有伴有乳糜泻的线性免疫球蛋白 A/ 免疫球蛋白 G 大疱性皮肤病

Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_67_2024

J. Dayrit, Christine Lyka Raymundo Sayson, Rial Juben Alcoreza De Leon, Esperanza Grace Regala Santi

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Primary cutaneous actinomycosis manifesting as pyomyositis: A diagnostic challenge 表现为脓毒血症的原发性皮肤放线菌病：诊断难题

Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_49_2024

Ananya Pramanik, Sasmita Mishra, A. Panda, M. Panda

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Giant plaque-like dermatofibromas presenting over an atypical site 出现在非典型部位的巨型斑块状皮纤维瘤

Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_50_2024

R. Gurudharshane, Evarisalin Marbaniang, Anita Marak

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Kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes: Clinical, trichoscopic, and microscopic features 由曼陀罗毛癣菌（Trichophyton mentagrophytes）引起的鳞屑角化症（Kerion celsi）：临床、三镜和显微特征

Cosmoderma Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.25259/csdm_69_2024

Gaby Lalmuanpuii, Krishna Deb Barman, Shukla Das, Vishal Gaurav