Standardization of intralesional meglumine antimoniate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Successful Treatment with Intralesional Meglumine Antimoniate in Recurrent Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0213-2016