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Leg Dermatoses
| Medical Definition: | A nonspecific term used to denote any cutaneous lesion or group of lesions, or eruptions of any type on the leg. (From Stedman, 25th ed) |
| Guide Notes: | GEN & as coord for specific skin diseases of the leg but not as coord for neoplasms on the leg (use neopl coords (IM) with LEG (IM)); consider synonym for leg dermatitis & do not add DERMATITIS unless one of the specific DERMATITIS terms in MeSH |
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