A 21-year-old student with fever and profound jaundice.
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SUBMITTER: Isa SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3886912 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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A 21-year-old student with fever and profound jaundice.
Isa Samson Ejiji SE Onyedibe Kenneth Ikenna KI Okolo Mark Ojogba MO Abiba Abiayi Elmina AE Mafuka Johnson Simon JS Simji Gomerep Samuel GS Nathan Shehu Yakubu SY Udoh Ubong Aniefok UA Awang Sati Klein SK Egah Daniel Zanyu DZ Banwat Edmond Banle EB Newport Melanie M Ahmed Ahmed A
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20140109 1
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