Differential diagnosis between immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura and portal vein thrombosis in children
Giuseppe Indolfi,
Giuseppe Indolfi
Paediatric and Liver Units, Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Elisa Bartolini,
Elisa Bartolini
Paediatric and Liver Units, Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Massimo Resti,
Massimo Resti
Paediatric and Liver Units, Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Giuseppe Indolfi,
Giuseppe Indolfi
Paediatric and Liver Units, Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Elisa Bartolini,
Elisa Bartolini
Paediatric and Liver Units, Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Massimo Resti,
Massimo Resti
Paediatric and Liver Units, Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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First published: 10 November 2009
Giuseppe Indolfi, Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children’s University-Hospital of Florence, viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Firenze, Italia. Tel: 0039-055-5662488; Fax: 055-5662900; e-mail:
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