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Latest entry in the department of Dermatology:

Eschar

Eschar Definition Eschar, from the Greek *eschára* (hearth, burn site; French *escarre*), refers to a firmly adherent, dry, coarse, usually dark brown to black plaque of necrotic, often mummified tissue. General information An eschar develops as a result of localized tissue necrosis, such as in c...

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