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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(3):280-4
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Visceral Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection Presenting with Severe Abdominal Pain without a Rash in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Infliximab Biosimilar and Steroids: A Case Report
Nikolaos Spernovasilis1, Maria Raissaki2, Ioanna Papakitsou1, Sofia Pitsigavdaki3, Kypros Louka2, Emmanouil Tavlas4, Diamantis P. Kofteridis1
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1. Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
2. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
3. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
4. Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece

N Spernovasilis, M Raissaki

Keywords: visceral varicella zoster, immunosuppression, abdominal pain, periarterial fat stranding, computed tomography
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