Febrile exanthema revealing toxocariasis: a case report.
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Celine Bernardeschi1, Gentiane Monsel1, Camille Frances2, François Bricaire1, Luc Paris3 and Eric Caumes1* 1Tropical and Infectious Diseases and 3Parasitology-Mycology Departments, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, 47-83 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, FR-75013 Paris, and 2Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France. *E-mail: [email protected] Accepted September 27, 2010.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 91 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011