Case 4: Weight Loss and Cough in a 12-year-old Boy.

Pediatr Rev

Department of Pediatric Medicine, Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital, Dormaa-Ahenkro, Brong Ahafo, Ghana.

Published: January 2019

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