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Isolated myositis as a sole presentation of familial Mediterranean fever

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    Kamal Akl & Mohammad O. Rawashdeh

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Akl, K., Rawashdeh, M.O. Isolated myositis as a sole presentation of familial Mediterranean fever. Rheumatol Int 32, 3321–3322 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2108-3

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