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Vol. 100. Issue 1.
Pages 78-80 (January - February 2009)
Vol. 100. Issue 1.
Pages 78-80 (January - February 2009)
Clinical science letters
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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis Presenting With a Sporotrichoid Pattern in a Cancer Patient
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, C. de la Torre, B. González-Sixto, M.J. Cruces
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Correspondence: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Provincial de Pontevedra, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, C/ Loureiro Crespo 2, 36000 Pontevedra, Spain.
Correspondence: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Provincial de Pontevedra, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, C/ Loureiro Crespo 2, 36000 Pontevedra, Spain.
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Provincial de Pontevedra, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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