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Diagnosis at first sight
An unusual cause of low back pain in a patient with sepsis
Una causa inusual de dolor lumbar en paciente con sepsis
José Pablo León Salinasa,
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, Nicolás Albertz Arévalob, Elena Belloch Ramosa, Antonio Guerrero Espejoc
a Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario de La Ribera, Alzira, Valencia, Spain
b Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
c Consultor de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Valencia, Spain
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