Pneumococcal septicaemia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 403-404

  Mackenzie, A R ^a   Laing, R B S ^a   MacDonald, A G ^a   Smith, C C ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030841656     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.56.7.403     Document Type: Article

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