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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017; 38(01): 92
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.203507
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Mixed Malarial Infection with Pancytopenia in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: An Unusual Presentation

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  • Venkateswari Ramesh

    Department of Pediatrics, CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Naga Malleswari Muddana Venkata

    Department of Pediatrics, CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Janani Sankar

    Department of Pediatrics, CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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06 July 2021

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