A Case of Pott’s Disease: Cold Abscess in a Haitian Woman Presenting with Chronic Back Pain
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A Case of Pott’s Disease: Cold Abscess in a Haitian Woman Presenting with Chronic Back Pain
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2165-7920
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001008