Special Sections: Letters to the Editor

Pericarditis Revealing a Relapse of Sarcoidosis

Authors: Isabelle Marie MD, PhD, Laure Lahaxe MD, Marion Guilbert MD, Jean-Nicolas Dacher MD, PhD, Hervé Levesque MD, PhD

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