Fulminant diphtheritic mitral valve endocarditis.
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چکیده
Fulminant endocarditis affecting the mitral valve in an 11-year-old boy was caused by a nontoxogenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 51 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976