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Cutaneous manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a 2-year-old boy – A case report Cover

Cutaneous manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a 2-year-old boy – A case report

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgbl-2025-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2956-6851 | Journal ISSN: 0373-174X
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 112
Accepted on: Sep 19, 2025
Published on: Dec 10, 2025
Published by: The Medical Library named after S. Konopka in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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