Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 249-252 , May 2009

Severe cytomegalovirus (CMV) community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) precipitating a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flare

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.07.001

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 249-252 , May 2009

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