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Case Report

Hydrops fetalis in a congenital chagas case in a non-endemic area

Teresa Gastañaga HolgueraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Correspondence[email protected]
,
Belen Llorente-GomezDepartment of Pediatrics, and
,
Paloma MerinoDepartment of Microbiology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
,
Tamara IllescasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
,
Gema VillarDepartment of Pediatrics, and
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Miguel Angel HerraizDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Pages 672-673 | Received 16 Sep 2014, Accepted 12 Jan 2016, Published online: 03 Mar 2016

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