Visceral leishmaniasis during pregnancy: A rare case report from Greece
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1 Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University General Hospital Attikon, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 2 Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital Attikon, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tzaneio General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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