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Letter to the Editor

Breakthrough cutaneous alternariosis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Clinical features and diagnostic issues

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Pages 154-155 | Received 17 Jul 2007, Accepted 05 Oct 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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