Fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis: a diagnostic challenge overcome by incidental discovery of asteroid bodies

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  • Abanti Saha Department of Dermatology, Medical College, Kolkata, India
  • Dr. Abhishek De Department of Dermatology, Medical College, Kolkata, India
  • Pijush Kanti Datta Department of Dermatology, Medical College, Kolkata, India
  • Nilay Kanti Das Department of Dermatology, Medical College, Kolkata, India

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https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v20i2.422

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21.12.2016

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2010): April - June

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Fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis: a diagnostic challenge overcome by incidental discovery of asteroid bodies. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 21 [cited 2026 Jul. 24];20(2):120-2. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/422