PRIMARY LARYNGEAL ASPERGILLOSIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT
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Primary Cutaneous Aspergillosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
We present a 32-year-old woman with primary cutaneous aspergillosis and an apparently normal immune status. She is a dietitian who carried out research on Aspergillus contamination of palm oil over a six-month period, during which she apparently shaved her axillae and perineum using a safety razor blade. She presented with nodular lesions, which became extensive ulcers after an attempt at incis...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2414-9985,2413-6077
DOI: 10.11603/ijmmr.2413-6077.2019.2.10456