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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(4):369-72
Sydenham’s Chorea as the First Manifestation of Rheumatic Fever in Two Boys
Authors Information

1. Institute for Health Sciences from Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

2. Laboratory of the Mosaic of Autoimmunity, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia

JF Carvalho, LP Churilov

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