A case of Papillon–Lefevre syndrome associated with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and hepatitis
✍ Scribed by A. Tülin MANSUR; Fatih GÖKTAY; Nüket DEMİROK
- Book ID
- 108575995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0385-2407
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