Multifocal Tubercular Dactylitis: A Rare Presentation of Skeletal Tuberculosis in an Adult
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Tuberculous Dactylitis: An Uncommon Presentation of Skeletal Tuberculosis
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27879.10115