Proximal white subungual onychomycosis: A sign of immunodeficiency
β Scribed by Rongioletti, Franco; Persi, Agostino; Tripodi, Stefano; Rebora, Alfredo
- Book ID
- 122424214
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 468 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6787
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