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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 505-506 |
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Psoriasis sparing the polio-affected limb: Is it merely the koebner phenomenon?
BC Ravikumar1, Sinhasan2
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Hassan, India
2 Department of Pathology, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, India
Correspondence Address:
B C Ravikumar
Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan - 573 201
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.139913
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Psoriasis being a common skin condition, atypical forms and unusual localizations of this disease are quite frequently seen. However, psoriasis sparing a polio-affected limb is extremely rare. We report a case of an adult male, who presented with psoriasis distributed all over the body but with almost complete sparing of the polio-affected left lower limb. |
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