Hepatitis-B Associated Cryoglobulinemia Presenting as Pseudoleucocytosis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2011; 3(02): 133-135
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.86854

Letters to Editor

Yogesh Kr. Yadav

Department of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Roopak Aggarwal

Department of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Oneal Gupta

Department of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Sunil Ranga

Department of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India

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