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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2016;27(1):29-30
54-year-old woman with aortic dissection and paraparesis due to aortitis
Authors Information

1: Athens University School of Medicine, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, Athens, Greece

2: Cardiology Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

3: Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
References
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