Henoch-Schönlein Purpura – an unusual presentation (clinical case)
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Address: 1Department of Rheumatology, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal, 2Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal, 3Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal and 4Department of Rheumatology, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal * Corresponding author
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