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        <article-title xml:lang="en">Invasive Cutaneous and Ocular Candidiasis in a Child with DOCK8 Deficiency: A Case Report</article-title>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Yahya</surname>
            <given-names>Walaa Ahmed Abdo</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Ministry of Heath and Population/Yemen</aff>
          <email>dr.walaa.alkady@gmail.com</email>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Ahmed</surname>
            <given-names>Tarek</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt</aff>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Gaffer</surname>
            <given-names>Enas Nagi</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Oncology Specialized Medical Centre, Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt</aff>
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        <day>22</day>
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        <year>2025</year>
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