Gastrointestinal bleeding due to duodenal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host mimicking malignancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.17235/reed.2019.6462/2019