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. 2025 Feb;39(2):e187-e190.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.20395. Epub 2024 Nov 26.

Tinea barbae caused by T. mentagrophytes genotype VII, an emerging sexually transmitted infection among Men who have Sex with Men: A report from Milan, Italy

Paolo Bortoluzzi  1 , Italo Francesco Aromolo  1 , Federica Derlino  1 , Angelo Valerio Marzano  1   2 , Gabriele Perego  1
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Tinea barbae caused by T. mentagrophytes genotype VII, an emerging sexually transmitted infection among Men who have Sex with Men: A report from Milan, Italy

Paolo Bortoluzzi et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Feb.
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