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Chest swelling in a patient from West Africa

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    Fabrizio Elia & Franco Aprà

  2. Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino, Italy

    Fabrizio Buffolo

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Elia, F., Buffolo, F. & Aprà, F. Chest swelling in a patient from West Africa. Intern Emerg Med 15, 717–718 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02296-1

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