Progressive visceral leishmaniasis misdiagnosed as cirrhosis of the liver: a case report.

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Published in J Med Case Rep on June 25, 2009

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Lydia Giannitrapani, Maurizio Soresi, Emanuele La Spada, Claudio Tripodo, Giuseppe Montalto

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