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Case Report

Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome in familial Mediterranean fever

Kazim SenelDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Meltem Alkan MelikogluDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
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Tuba BaykalDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
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Mehmet MelikogluDepartment of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Akin ErdalDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
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Mahir UgurDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
Pages 410-412 | Received 21 Aug 2009, Accepted 22 Feb 2010, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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