Autoimmune hepatitis as an overlap of secondary antiphospholipid syndrome
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چکیده
We present a female patient manifested by AIH associated with systemic lupus erythematosus related antiphospholipid syndrome.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of health sciences and medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2636-8579']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.908228