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Atypical presentations of primary genital syphilis in HIV-negative homosexually active men: a case series


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ISSN:
1821-0902
Language:
English
Publication timeframe:
4 times per year
Journal Subjects:
Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Dermatological and Veneral Diseases