"Scleroderma in the Pediatric Patient. A Clinical Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis"
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چکیده
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease affecting the skin and sometimes internal organs of body. There are two types scleroderma, localized scleroderma or systemic. The most common type in children it scleroderma.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2574-1241']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26717/bjstr.2023.49.007810