A Rare Presentation of ConcurrentScedosporium apiospermumandMadurella griseaEumycetoma in an Immunocompetent Host
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Pathology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6781,2090-679X
DOI: 10.1155/2012/154201