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Case Reports in Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 695642, 3 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/695642
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Laser Therapy of Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer in Patient with HIV Infection

Bruno Vieira Caputo, Gilberto Araujo Noro Filho, Camila Correia dos Santos, Yugo Okida, and Elcio Magdalena Giovani

Paulista University (Unip), 1212 Dr. Bacelar Street, Vila Clementino, 04026-002 São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Received 21 August 2012; Revised 19 November 2012; Accepted 18 December 2012

Academic Editor: Christos D. Lionis

Copyright © 2012 Bruno Vieira Caputo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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