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Case Reports

Black grain mycetoma caused by Leptosphaeria tompkinsii

H. Machmachi *Parasitology-Mycology Unit, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis
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N. Godineau *Parasitology-Mycology Unit, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-DenisCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Develoux Parasitology-Mycology Department, Hôpital Tenon, Paris
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S. Bretagne Parasitology-Mycology Department, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil
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A. Bazeli Orthopedic Ward, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis
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D. Amsellem *Parasitology-Mycology Unit, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis
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M. Desnos-Ollivier Institut Pasteur National Reference Centre for Mycoses and Antifungals, Paris Cedex 15
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J. B. Poirat Pathology Department, Hôpital Delafontaine, Saint-Denis, France
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Pages 186-189 | Received 09 Jun 2010, Accepted 15 Sep 2010, Published online: 14 Jan 2011

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