Eumycetoma of the Ear in a 13-Year-Old Boy: A Rare Presentation in ENT Clinic in a Tropical Country.

Ear Nose Throat J

Department of Medicine and HIV Metabolic Clinic, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Eaglestone,Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Published: December 2021

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