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Cytomegalovirus reactivation exacerbated thrombocytopenia and haemolysis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Sugimoto, T., Aoyama, M., Takeda, N. et al. Cytomegalovirus reactivation exacerbated thrombocytopenia and haemolysis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol Int 28, 91–93 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-007-0374-x

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