Livedoid Vasculopathy Associated with Antiphospholipid Antibody Presenting with Leg Ulcer.

Indian J Pediatr

Department of Pediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pune, 411043, India.

Published: December 2020

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