Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels in a Young Patient with Polyserositis and Necator americanus Infection
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2090-6609,2090-6617
DOI: 10.1155/2018/2974756