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Male presenting with bilateral ankle arthritis? Request a chest X-ray!

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  1. Department of Medicine I, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Rua da Beneficência nº8, 1069-166, Lisbon, Portugal

    João Figueira-Coelho & Paula Mendonça

  2. Rua Domingos Sequeira, Emp. Amorosa Place Ed. 2, Bloco B, 6ºA, 2675-338, Odivelas, Portugal

    João Figueira-Coelho

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Figueira-Coelho, J., Mendonça, P. Male presenting with bilateral ankle arthritis? Request a chest X-ray!. Mod Rheumatol 20, 640–642 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-010-0314-6

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