The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e3 , January 2007

An Unusual Cause of Lymph Nodes Enlargement

  • Benjamin Terrier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Aurélie Hummel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Aude Servais, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Richard Delarue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Philippe Fournier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Privé de l’Ouest Parisien, Trappes, France
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  • Fadi Fakhouri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Fadi Fakhouri, MD, Service de Néphrologie Adultes, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, 149-161 rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France.

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PII: S0002-9343(06)00616-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.04.029

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages e1-e3 , January 2007

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