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Cutaneous mucormycosis in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, 791-0295, Ehime, Japan

    Ken Shiraishi

  2. Department of Dermatology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

    Shiro Sasaki & Yasushi Sadamoto

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Shiraishi, K., Sasaki, S. & Sadamoto, Y. Cutaneous mucormycosis in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Eur J Dermatol 24, 116–117 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2240

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