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. 2007 Oct 1;2(3):238–242. doi: 10.1007/s11739-007-0069-z

A case of pancytopenia and splenomegaly: haematological disease?

A Perciaccante 1,✉, A Fiorentini 1, J Ora 1, A Paris 1, P Serra 1
PMCID: PMC7101627  PMID: 17909697

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