A 9-year-old girl is brought by her mother because of the acute onset of a facial rash. There is no associated itching, and the child is, and has been, otherwise healthy. What diagnoses would you consider?
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The linear arrangement of one or more parallel bands composed of 2 to 4 mm flat-topped papules on the face or on an extremity is classic for what disorder?
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