Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 285-290 , May 2009

Bed bugs, leeches and hookworm larvae in the skin

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Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 285-290 , May 2009

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