Multiple Pruritic Papules From Lone Star Tick Larvae Bites
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Multiple pruritic papules from lone star tick larvae bites.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.4.491