Is thymoglobulin or rituximab the cause of this serum sickness? A case report of serum sickness dilemma and literature review

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sandhu, Amarpreet ^a   Harford, Antonia ^a   Singh, Pooja ^a   Alas, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84890591511     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/234515     Document Type: Review

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