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To the Editor: Slightly elevated bluish-gray nodules developed on the lower legs of a 16-year-old boy in April 1997. The nodules were asymptomatic, and the boy was otherwise in good health. Examinations by various physicians yielded no diagnosis. The boy consulted our clinic because of rapid progression over the next four months. A physical examination disclosed numerous 1-to-4-cm bluish-gray nodules on the entire body surface but predominantly on the legs (Figure 1). The nodules were not pruritic, painful, or tender. The examination was otherwise normal. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was normal, as were the complete blood count and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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