PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS WITH A RARE COMPLICATION OF CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA: A CASE REPORT
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2534-9821
DOI: 10.5455/ijmrcr.pediculosis-capitis-with-rare-complication-cicatricial-alopecia