Primary lesion of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis simulating external otitis.

نویسندگان

  • Márcia dos Santos da Silva
  • Renato Telles de Sousa
  • Eucides Batista da Silva
  • Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra
  • Nathália Matos Gomes
  • Renata Farias de Santana
  • Rebecca Souza Mubarac
چکیده

Brazilian Journal of otorhinolaryngology 78 (5) SeptemBer/octoBer 2012 http://www.bjorl.org / e-mail: [email protected] Primary lesion of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis simulating external otitis Márcia dos Santos da Silva, Renato Telles de Sousa, Eucides Batista da Silva, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Nathália Matos Gomes, Renata Farias de Santana, Rebecca Souza Mubarac CASE REPORT Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2012;78(5):137. BJORL

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

دوره 78 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012