Posttraumatic Fat Necrosis Presented as Cellulitis of the Leg
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Posttraumatic Fat Necrosis Presented as Cellulitis of the Leg
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Pediatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6803,2090-6811
DOI: 10.1155/2012/672397