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Empty sella syndrome presented with arthritis

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University Medical Faculty, 06500, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey

    Murat Zinnuroglu

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Bursa Military Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Murat Zinnuroglu & Harun Yilmaz

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Zinnuroglu, M., Yilmaz, H. Empty sella syndrome presented with arthritis. Rheumatol Int 31, 135–137 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1340-6

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