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CASE REPORT

A case of systemic lupus erythematosus expressing intractable thrombocytopenia remedied effectively by intermittent and continuous administrations of a small amount of immune globulin

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Pages 239-242 | Received 31 Jan 2006, Accepted 05 Apr 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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