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CASE REPORT

Liver infarction in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary anti‐phospholipid and HELLP syndrome

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Pages 405-408 | Received 15 Aug 2005, Accepted 10 Jan 2006, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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