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Single hypovascular focal splenic lesion from Bartonella henselae infection

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Guido Menozzi and Valeria Maccabrunio declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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    Guido Menozzi & Valeria Maccabruni

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Menozzi, G., Maccabruni, V. Single hypovascular focal splenic lesion from Bartonella henselae infection. J Ultrasound 17, 169–170 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-014-0068-7

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