1: Rheumatology Department, General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Agios Pavlos”, Thessaloniki, Greece
2: Consultant General Practitioner, Thessaloniki, Greece
3: Consultant Dermatologist, Thessaloniki, Greece
Volume 29, Issue 2, June 2018
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Orf disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
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