Scleromyxedema associated with ankylosing spondylitis treated successfully with cyclosporine and high dose corticosteroids
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2476-5856
DOI: 10.22631/rr.2017.69997.1034