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CASE REPORT

Treatment of cutaneous and mucosal telangiectases in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Report of three cases

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Pages 29-33 | Received 11 Sep 2006, Accepted 30 Oct 2006, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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