Intrathoracic extramedullary haemopoiesis in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis.

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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth, UK Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.

Published: September 2015

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