Antituberculosis Therapy-Associated Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt048