Lingual Raynaud phenomenon.

CMAJ

Department of Radiation Oncology (Ghiam, Cho), University of Toronto; Radiation Medicine Program (Ghiam, Cho), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.

Published: October 2015

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