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Cutaneous larva migrans – case report and literature review

Anna Ryguła
1
,
Michał Kowalski
1
,
Anita Hryncewicz-Gwóźdź
2
,
Joanna Maj
2
,
Alina Jankowska-Konsur
2

  1. Student Research Group of Experimental Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  2. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2023; 25(3): 367–370
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2023.130099
Online publish date: 2023/09/30
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