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Rossato, M., Paccagnella, M., Burei, M. et al. Splenic infarction: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain presenting in an older patient with primary antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. Intern Emerg Med 4, 531–533 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-009-0298-4
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