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01-09-2018 | Letter to the Editor

BK-virus progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Authors: Marta Melis, Manuela Badiali, Teresa Peltz, Giovanni Cossu, Cristina Manieli, Francesca Gianno, Maurizio Melis

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 9/2018

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Title: BK-virus progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Marta Melis
Manuela Badiali
Teresa Peltz
Giovanni Cossu
Cristina Manieli
Francesca Gianno
Maurizio Melis
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 9/2018
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3413-3

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