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Letter to the Editor

SEVERE PURPURA FULMINANS DUE TO COEXISTENCE OF HOMOZYGOUS PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY AND HOMOZYGOUS METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE MUTATION

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Pages 597-600 | Accepted 26 May 2009, Published online: 02 Dec 2009

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