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Thoracic outlet syndrome masquerading as a diagnostic pitfall in Behçet’s disease

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Fırat Özcan & Mehmet Fatih Özlü

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Levent Özçakar

  3. Department of Radiology, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Hatice Nursun Özcan

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Sibel Bakırcı

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Özcan, F., Özçakar, L., Özcan, H.N. et al. Thoracic outlet syndrome masquerading as a diagnostic pitfall in Behçet’s disease. Rheumatol Int 26, 865–866 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-005-0089-9

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