A revealing forehead cutaneuos lesion: Pott's "puffy" tumor.
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Yazışma Adresi / Address for Correspondence: Pierluigi Marzuillo E-posta / E-mail: [email protected] Geliş Tarihi / Received: 24.10.2016 Kabul Tarihi / Accepted: 17.11.2016 ©Telif Hakkı 2017 Türk Pediatri Kurumu Derneği Makale metnine www.turkpediatriarsivi.com web adresinden ulaşılabilir. ©Copyright 2017 by Turkish Pediatric Association Available online at www.turkpediatriarsivi.com DOI: 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2016.4928 Sayın Editör,
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- Turk pediatri arsivi
دوره 52 1 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017