Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis Questions & Answers

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Clay J Cockerell, MD President and Owner, Cockerell Dermatopathology; Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine (Dermatology), Division of Dermatopathology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth

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