Sudden visual loss in a patient with microscopic polyangiitis.
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ASSUNTA C. H. HO, NATHAN HASSON, DAVINDER SINGH-GREWAL Rheumatology Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK, Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Department of Rheumatology, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Accepted 18 May 2009 Correspondence to: Assunta C. H. Ho, Department of Paediatrics, 6/F, Clinical Science Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. E-mail: [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rheumatology
دوره 48 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009