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A sheep in wolf’s clothing: a rare case of erythema ab igne mimicking vasculitis

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, 300 Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia

    Ankit Gupta, Alexis Arasu & Anne Howard

  2. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Anthony Landgren

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Gupta, A., Arasu, A., Landgren, A. et al. A sheep in wolf’s clothing: a rare case of erythema ab igne mimicking vasculitis. Intern Emerg Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-024-03575-x

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