Diagnostic Dilemma in a Patient With Chronic Fistulating Nonhealing Ulcer
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1Pediatric Infections Research Center, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Pediatric Pathology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Pediatric Surgery Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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