Atypical clinical presentation of molluscum contagiosum in an epidermal cyst
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.158648