The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 632-635 , July 2009

Bugs and Blood Cells

  • Justin James Roesch, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Justin James Roesch, MD, c/o Dr. George Comerci, Department of Internal Medicine, MSC10 5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
    • ,
  • Shan-Ze Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque
    • ,
  • George D. Comerci Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque
    • ,
  • Claudia Quinonez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, San Antonio
    • ,
  • Shilpa Gopal Reddy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque
    • ,
  • David Rogers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque

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 Parwathi “Uma” Paniker, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflicts of Interest: None.

 Authorship: The authors have carefully scrutinized their involvement in this document and acknowledge their role in the creation of this novel work.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00294-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.03.018

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 632-635 , July 2009

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