Acute autonomic neuropathy in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Acute autonomic neuropathy in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.
A patient is described with acute autonomic neuropathy, developing post partum in association with systemic lupus erythematosus, and showing a rapid clinical response to steroids. The pattern of tissue damage is suggestive of an immunologically mediated mechanism.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.44.6.420