cutaneous manifestations in htlv-i positive blood donors

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mohammad javad yazdanpanah cutaneous leishmanaisis research center, department of dermatology,school of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

masoud maleki cutaneous leishmanaisis research center, department of dermatology,school of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

nasaibe joneidi cutaneous leishmanaisis research center, department of dermatology,school of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

amir reza khalighi department of internal medicine ,ghaem hospital, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

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iranian journal of basic medical sciences

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