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Splenic infarction in a pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Here we describe a 20-year-old pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who had high anticardiolipin antibodies and presented with splenic infarction.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, 22030, Edirne, Turkey

    Mehmet Soy

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

    N. Cenk Sayin

  3. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

    Ercüment Unlü

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Soy, M., Sayin, N.C. & Unlü, E. Splenic infarction in a pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Rheumatol 24, 663–664 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-004-1069-2

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