Case Letter

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Adults With Acute and Chronic Urticaria

Cutis. 2015 May;95(5):E13-E14

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Adults With Acute and Chronic Urticaria

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