Abnormal Findings on the Hands: Clues to Systemic Disease

 

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Authors
Carly A. Elston
Medical Student
The Commonwealth Medical College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Disclosure: Carly A. Elston has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Dirk M. Elston, MD
Director
Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology
New York, New York

Disclosure: Dirk M. Elston, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Nazanin Saedi, MD
Dermatology Fellow
SkinCare Physicians
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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Editor
Lars Grimm, MD, MHS
House Staff
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

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Reviewer
Rashid M. Rashid, MD
Resident Physician
Department of Dermatology
University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Morzak Research Initiative
Houston, Texas

Disclosure: Rashid M. Rashid, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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