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Original Article

Tinea capitis in children of Caniçal, Madeira Island, Portugal: isolation of an endemic focus of Trichophyton violaceum: Treatment with terbinafine

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Pages 247-249 | Received 18 Feb 1998, Accepted 14 Apr 1998, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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