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OBSTETRIC CASE REPORT

Amniotic embolism with complement activation in a lupic pregnant woman

F. F. CampanharoDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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E. F. M. SantanaDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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E. Araujo JúniorDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. G. P. SarmentoDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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F. C. FernandesDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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S. Y. SunDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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R. MattarDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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A. F. MoronDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Page 416 | Published online: 30 Oct 2014

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