Cutaneous Alternariosis in a Heart Transplant Recipient
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(10)70655-7