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The History of Lymphoma in General Practice
Status lymphaticus was a diagnosis that was made when kids were dying after routine operations. And part of the explanation here is the andesotis whould havefaced man slaughter charges if it had been clear that it had been the chloroform that had been responsible. So this diagnosis was really quite convenient, in a sense, to exonerate them. Ye. There's many other examples of oof, historical over diagnosis, or even phantom conditions. G ps are generally more comfortable with them gray zones in between zones.
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