Isolated Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting as Acute Epididymo-Orchitis: A Case Report

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Cases

سال: 2011

ISSN: 1923-4155

DOI: 10.4021/jmc97w