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MedPulse - International Medical Journal, ISSN 2348-2516 E-ISSN: 2348-1897

Volume 1, Issue 6, June 2014 pp 296-298

Case Report

A rare case report - case of idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia with palatal perforation

Poonam Khairnar¹, S. K. Nagle², Kartik Parelkar³

^1,3Junior Resident, ²Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Grant Medical College, JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA.

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