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CASE REPORT

Congestive heart failure and axonal polyneuropathy induced by alfacalcidol in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Pages 277-280 | Received 22 Aug 2002, Accepted 26 Dec 2002, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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