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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2023;34(4):544-6
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Hansen’s Disease, the Perpetual Impersonator (“The Behroopiya”) of Rheumatology Practice: A Case Series
Kavita Krishna, Sandeep Sadashivrao Kansurkar, Akanksha Kapoor, Sri Lakshmi Sathiyaseelan, Deepti Agarwal
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Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital, Pune, India
Keywords: Hansens, rheumatology mimics, infectious mimics, mimics of connective tissue diseases, mimics of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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