association between htlv-i infection and chronic lupoid leishmaniasis

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fakhrozaman pezeshkpoor cutaneous leishmanaisis research center,ghaem hospital, school of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

seyed abdol rahim rezaei htlv-i foundation, immunology department, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

abbas shirdel department of internal medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

mohammad khajedaluee department of social medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

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iranian journal of basic medical sciences

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