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Case Reports

A case of systemic lupus erythematosus associated auto-splenectomy presenting as invasive pneumococcal sepsis

Adam Scott-CharltonWollongong Hospital, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; ;Department of Rheumatology, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gemma ReynoldsWollongong Hospital, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-3592
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Pages 233-236 | Received 09 Mar 2020, Accepted 31 Mar 2020, Published online: 07 May 2020

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