Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving azathioprine and corticosteroid
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Medical Mycology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2423-3420,2423-3439
DOI: 10.18502/cmm.5.1.536