Blistering Digital Dactylitis Complicated by Osteomyelitis and Amputation in an HIV-Positive Infant
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1545-1097
DOI: 10.1177/1545109711399444