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Lam, W., Viswabandya, A., Hussain, S. et al. A unique case of tuberculosis dissemination presenting as cutaneous lesions in a post allogeneic stem cell transplant patient. Bone Marrow Transplant 51, 1385–1386 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.137
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