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Zygomycotic gangrenous cellulitis in a patient with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

O Zimhony 1, E Israeli 1, S D Malnick 1, A Pansky 1, P Cohen 1, D Geltner 1
PMCID: PMC1304868  PMID: 9549426

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