Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompromised patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis.

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)

PhD, Rheumatologist, Preceptor at PUC-RS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Published: December 2016

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