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Swine Flu Presenting as Acute Appendicitis

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Poonam Mehta & Sushil Kumar Kabra

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    Sandeep Agarwala

  3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    Manisha Jana

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Mehta, P., Agarwala, S., Jana, M. et al. Swine Flu Presenting as Acute Appendicitis. Indian J Pediatr 81, 208–209 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1009-8

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