Severe but reversible pulmonary hypertension in scleromyxedema and multiple myeloma: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pulmonary Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-019-1020-6