Plant Stellate Trichomes: Strange Contaminants Appearing in KOH Preparations

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Lauren G Yi
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Vernon J Forrester
Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia

Michael P Timko
Department of Biology, University of Virginia

Barbara B Wilson
Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia

Keywords

general dermatology, potassium hydroxide, contaminants, stellate, trichomes, Morgellons disease

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Mar 8, 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.4.2.19

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Yi, L.G., Forrester, V.J., Timko, M.P. and Wilson, B.B. 2020. Plant Stellate Trichomes: Strange Contaminants Appearing in KOH Preparations. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 4, 2 (Mar. 2020), 185–186. DOI:https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.4.2.19.
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