Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in severe Plasmodium vivax malaria
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0972-5229,1998-359X
DOI: 10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_424_16