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Melis, M., Badiali, M., Peltz, T. et al. BK-virus progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Neurol Sci 39, 1613–1615 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3413-3
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