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Immune reconstitution eosinophilia due to schistosomiasis
  1. R Fernando1,
  2. R Miller2
  1. 1Department of GU Medicine, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0RP, UK
  2. 2Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Mortimer Market Centre, Mortimer Market, Off Capper Street, London WC1E 6AU, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Miller;
 rmiller{at}gum.ucl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.78.1.76

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