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Case Report

Postoperative Pneumococcal Cellulitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kathleen R. Page Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
Petros C. Karakousis* Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
&
Joel N. Maslow Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 141-143 | Received 14 Oct 2002, Accepted 01 Dec 2002, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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