Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia and Ascites: A Case Report

Carolina Bologna1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

Antonio Cozzolino1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Andrea Ferraro1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

MariaVittoria Guerra1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Anna Guida1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Marina Lugarà1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Maria Gabriella Coppola1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Paolo Tirelli1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Marilena Sicignano1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Pasquale Madonna1 UOC Medicina Generale Ospedale del Mare ASL Na 1, Naples, Italy

Pierpaolo Di Micco2 UOC Medicina Interna Fatebenefratelli, Naples, Italy

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