Subcutaneous Foot Phaeohyphomycosis due to Alternaria alternata
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific)
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2348-280X,2394-7705
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10040-1028