Abstract
We report a case of an association of four autoimmune diseases in a 15-year-old girl and we discuss the etiopathogenic of this association and difficulties of treatment.
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Zeglaoui, H., Landolsi, H., Mankai, A. et al. Type 1 diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic scleroderma in a 15-year-old girl. Rheumatol Int 30, 793–795 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-0988-2
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