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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 44, 2012 - Issue 6
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Case Report

Fulminant myopericarditis in an immunocompetent adult due to pandemic 2009 (H1N1) influenza A virus infection

Ali Reza DavoudiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, North Iranian Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Sari
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Ali Reza MalekiStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, GorganCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amir Reza BeykmohammadiFaculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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Atefe TayebiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, North Iranian Research Centre for Infectious Disease, Sari
Pages 470-472 | Received 22 Sep 2011, Accepted 26 Sep 2011, Published online: 10 Nov 2011

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