Scleromyxedema: clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings
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Scleromyxedema: clinical diagnosis and autopsy findings*
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164527