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T Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia: A Rare Cause of Acute Liver Failure

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    David P. McElreath DO

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Brent Staggs MD

  3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Terence L. Angtuaco MD & Arshad H. Malik MD

  4. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, No. 567, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205-7199, USA

    Arshad H. Malik MD

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McElreath, D.P., Angtuaco, T.L., Staggs, B. et al. T Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia: A Rare Cause of Acute Liver Failure. Dig Dis Sci 51, 819–821 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-3213-0

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