Isolation of Leishmania sp. from aqueous humor of a patient with cutaneous disseminated leishmaniasis and bilateral iridocyclitis (preliminary report)
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651990000400010