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Leukemia & Lymphoma Volume 61, 2020 - Issue 14
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Diagnosing lymphoma in the shadow of an epidemic: lessons learned from the diagnostic challenges posed by the dual tuberculosis and HIV epidemics

Katherine Antela Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vernon Johan Louwa Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2885-3342View further author information
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Gary Maartensb Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-6606View further author information
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Jenna Oosthuizena Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Dharshnee Chettya Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Estelle Verburgha Division of Clinical Haematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-7318View further author information
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Pages 3417-3421 | Received 08 Jun 2020, Accepted 17 Aug 2020, Published online: 13 Sep 2020

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