Listeria monocytogenes meningoencephalitis during the treatment with rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil in a patient with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.

نویسندگان

  • Walter Alberto Sifuentes Giraldo
  • Carlos Antonio Guillén Astete
  • Irene Amil Casas
  • María Luz Gámir Gámir
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Reumatologia clinica

دوره 11 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015