Spontaneous Splenic Rupture as a Paradoxical Reaction during Treatment for Splenic Tuberculosis
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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture as a Paradoxical Reaction during Treatment for Splenic Tuberculosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1738-3536,2005-6184
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2013.75.5.218