Protothecosis: report of a case with 20-year follow-up, and review of previously published cases.

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  2012

• Venue

  Medical Mycology

• Publication date

  2012-10-01

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.3109/13693786.2012.677862PMID 22571772
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