Scleroderma and dermographism in a case of carcinoma ovary.

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  • R Vottery
  • G Biswas
  • C Deshmukh
  • S Gupta
  • R Nair
  • P Parikh
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology

دوره 71 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005