Fulminant intravascular hemolysis resulting from Clostridium perfringens infection.

Am J Hematol

Centre for Haematology, St Mary's Hospital Campus of Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

Published: October 2024

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