Infantile scabies or Langerhans cell histiocytosis?
Anna Janik-Moszant MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
Search for more papers by this authorRenata Tomaszewska MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
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Tomasz Szczepański MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
Department of Immunology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Ul. 3 Maja 13/15, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.Search for more papers by this authorDanuta Sońta-Jakimczyk MD, PhD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
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Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
Search for more papers by this authorAnna Janik-Moszant MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
Search for more papers by this authorRenata Tomaszewska MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
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Tomasz Szczepański MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
Department of Immunology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Ul. 3 Maja 13/15, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.Search for more papers by this authorDanuta Sońta-Jakimczyk MD, PhD
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
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Department of Pediatric Hematology and Chemotherapy, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland
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