Cutaneous Protothecosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Nguyen, Q.-G.L.; Rosen, T. Cutaneous Protothecosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review. J. Fungi 2015, 1, 4-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof1010004
Nguyen Q-GL, Rosen T. Cutaneous Protothecosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Fungi. 2015; 1(1):4-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof1010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Quynh-Giao Ly, and Ted Rosen. 2015. "Cutaneous Protothecosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review" Journal of Fungi 1, no. 1: 4-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof1010004