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Cutaneous Sinus Tracts of Odontogenic Origin: Two Case Reports

Rosa Giménez-García, Fernando Martinez-Vera and Leticia Fuentes-Vera
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2015, 28 (6) 838-840; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.150046
Rosa Giménez-García
From the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain.
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Fernando Martinez-Vera
From the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain.
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Leticia Fuentes-Vera
From the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain.
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Rosa Giménez-García, Fernando Martinez-Vera, Leticia Fuentes-Vera
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Rosa Giménez-García, Fernando Martinez-Vera, Leticia Fuentes-Vera
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