Systemic lupus erythematosus with simultaneous onset of Kikuchi-Fujimoto’s disease complicated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Hsiang-Cheng Chen; Jenn-Haung Lai; Guo-Shu Huang; Hong-Wei Gao; Chen-Hung Chen; San-Yuan Kuo; Deh-Ming Chang
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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