Cutaneous Manifestations in HTLV-I Positive Blood Donors

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Department of Dermatology,School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Department of Internal Medicine ,Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Department of Neurology, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5 Research Centre of Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, Khorasan Razavi, Mashhad, Iran

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