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Invasive mucormycosis in chronic granulomatous disease

Abdulnasir M. Al-Otaibi, Dayel A. Al-Shahrani, Eman M. Al-Idrissi and Hail M. Al-Abdely
Saudi Medical Journal May 2016, 37 (5) 567-569; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.5.14239
Abdulnasir M. Al-Otaibi
From the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Otaibi), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Shahrani), the Division of Immunology (Al-Idrissi), Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Medical City, and the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Abdely), Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dayel A. Al-Shahrani
From the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Otaibi), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Shahrani), the Division of Immunology (Al-Idrissi), Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Medical City, and the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Abdely), Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hail M. Al-Abdely
From the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Otaibi), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Shahrani), the Division of Immunology (Al-Idrissi), Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Medical City, and the Division of Infectious Diseases (Al-Abdely), Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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