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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica brain abscess with Pemphigus vulgaris: first report

Hüseyin Berk Beneka Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emrah Akcaya Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Hakan Yilmaza Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Reyhan Yisb Department of Microbiology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Alaattin Yurta Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Pages 902-903 | Received 30 Sep 2019, Accepted 13 Jan 2020, Published online: 30 Jan 2020

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