Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Page 302 , March 2010

Man With Painful Skin Lesion

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 For the diagnosis and teaching points, see page 305.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.016

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Page 302 , March 2010

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