What is the meaning of the DLE medical abbreviation?
There may be a few different meanings of abbreviation DLE. However, what does the medical abbreviation DLE mean?
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What does DLE medical abbreviation mean?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation DLE means discoid lupus erythematosus.
DLE: discoid lupus erythematosus
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