RESOLUTION OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS AFTER ACUTE ECZEMA DUE TO INTRALESIONAL MEGLUMINE ANTIMONIATE
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652014000400016