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Shi-Jun Shan, MD; Tian-Hua Xu, PhD; Jia Liu, MD; Junping Lin, PhD; Shuhong Yin, MD; Yuxiao Hong, MD; Huachen Wei, MD, PhD; Ying Guo, MD; Zhiyi Fu, MD; Hong-Duo Chen, MD

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Report of a Case

A 23-year-old Chinese woman presented with thick, asymptomatic, dark brown adherent crusts on her face of 2 years' duration. The patient had no significant medical or dermatologic history. She was very nervous and upset at her facial lesions. Heavy emollients were used without improvement. Afterwards, she developed phobic anxiety and avoided facial cleaning and outdoor activity. The lesions began as dark yellow papules on nasolabial folds and involved the whole face over an 8-month period. One month prior to visiting our clinic, a single transverse white band developed on all of her fingernails.

Physical examination revealed thick dark brown crusts covering most of her face. When the adherent crust was removed, its undersurface showed plugs (Figure 1A). . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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