Visceral leishmaniasis and anti-TNF-α therapy: case report and review of the literature
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Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy. Francesco De Leonardis, MD Marcello Govoni, MD Andrea Lo Monaco, MD, PhD Francesco Trotta, MD Please address correspondence to: Francesco De Leonardis, MD, Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, S. Anna Hospital, Corso della Giovecca 203, 44100, Ferrara, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] Received on May 15, 2008; accepted in revised form on November 8, 2008. © Copyright CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2009.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006