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Case Report

Cocaine-related peripheral vascular occlusive disease treated with iloprost in addition to anticoagulants and antibiotics

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Pages 65-66 | Received 02 May 2005, Accepted 22 Jul 2005, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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