Cytomegalovirus-associated splenic infarction in rheumatoid arthritis.

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Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Clinical Immunology, Hyogo Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Hyogo 663-8501 Nishinomiya, Japan.

Published: March 2023

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