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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(1):75-80
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Septic Arthritis Complicating a Gout Flare: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
Prokopios Tzanis1, Kalliopi Klavdianou1, Argyro Lazarini1, Evangelos Theotikos1, Alexia Balanika2, Antonis Fanouriakis1, Antonia Elezoglou1
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1Department of Rheumatology, “Asklepieion” General Hospital, Athens, Greece

2Department of Radiology, “Asklepieion” General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Keywords: septic arthritis, gout, Streptococcus agalactiae, IL-1 inhibitors
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