Human nasal rhinosporidiosis: An Italian case report

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Morelli, Luca ^a   Polce, Mario ^a   Piscioli, Francesco ^a   Del Nonno, Franca ^b   Covello, Renato ^c   Brenna, Alessia ^b   Cione, Antonio ^b   Licci, Stefano ^b  

^a Ospedale S Maria del Carmine   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 34248191180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-1-25     Document Type: Article

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