Osler and the Churg-Strauss syndrome.
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This paper records a patient of Osler's, who showed many features compatible with the Churg-Strauss syndrome of allergic granulomatous angiitis to be described 50 years later.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European neurology
دوره 57 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007