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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 1;44(7):510-514.
doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002205. Epub 2022 May 4.

Four Case Reports of Cutaneous Sparganosis From Peruvian Amazon

Patricia Alvarez  1   2 , Cynthia Melgarejo  2 , Gustavo Beltran  2 , Rina Santos  2 , Karina Ferrer  2 , Ivy Elescano  2 , Elizabeth Victorero  2 , Beatriz Meza  2 , Nazario Ortiz  1 , Alexis León  1 , Francisco Bravo  3
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Four Case Reports of Cutaneous Sparganosis From Peruvian Amazon

Patricia Alvarez et al. Am J Dermatopathol. .
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