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Granuloma Faciale – A Difficult Diagnosis? – A Case Report / Facijalni granulom – da li ga je teško dijagnostikovati? – Prikaz slučaja Cover

Granuloma Faciale – A Difficult Diagnosis? – A Case Report / Facijalni granulom – da li ga je teško dijagnostikovati? – Prikaz slučaja

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
Volume 4 (2012): Issue 1 (March 2012)
By: Suzana Nikolovska,  Đorđi Gocev and  Katerina Damevska  
Open Access
|Feb 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10249-012-0003-x | Journal eISSN: 2406-0631
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Language: English
Page range: 32 - 38
Published on: Feb 13, 2013
Published by: Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Granuloma,
diagnosis,
Skin Neoplasms,
Cryosurgery,
Tacrolimus,
Administration,
Topical,
Histology
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Dermatological and veneral diseases

© 2013 Suzana Nikolovska, Đorđi Gocev, Katerina Damevska, published by Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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