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Case Reports

Autopsy of a case of rheumatoid arthritis with severe bicytopoenia due to gelatinous transformation of the bone marrow

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Pages 236-240 | Received 15 Jan 2021, Accepted 02 Apr 2021, Published online: 10 May 2021

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