Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema
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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6463,2090-6471
DOI: 10.1155/2015/934247