Aspergillosis: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

cutaneous aspergillosis, fungal infection, Aspergillus fumigatus, A fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, A flavus, Aspergillus terreus, A terreus, Aspergillus chevalieri, A chevalieri, Aspergillus niger, A niger, Aspergillus ustus, A ustus

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Annie Chiu, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Dermatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
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Alexa F Boer Kimball, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard University School of Medicine; Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Director of Clinical Unit for Research Trials in Skin (CURTIS), Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital
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