Neurofibromatosis with vitiligo: an uncommon association rather than coexistence?
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.003