Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 260-261 , May 2010

Coexistence of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Sangeeta Singh

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • UGC Advanced Immunodiagnostic, Training and Research Centre, Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • ,
  • Gyanendra Kumar Sonkar

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • Division of Immunopathology and Department of Nephrology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • ,
  • Usha Singh

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • UGC Advanced Immunodiagnostic, Training and Research Centre, Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Usha Singh, UGC Advanced Immunodiagnostic Training and Research Centre, Department of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Lanka, Varanasi 221005, India

Received 6 July 2009 ,Accepted 16 April 2010.

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PII: S1726-4901(10)70055-1

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70055-1

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 260-261 , May 2010

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