“Apple Jelly” Sign: Diascopy in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
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"Apple Jelly" Sign: Diascopy in Cutaneous Sarcoidosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Médica Portuguesa
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1646-0758,0870-399X
DOI: 10.20344/amp.5396