The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages 287-289 , April 2008

The Arthritic Fisherman

  • Kristina Roddy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Kristina Mankes Roddy, MD, University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology, 725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.
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  • Grace Kao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore
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  • Marianne Dawn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore.
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  • Jeremy Bock, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore
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  • David Riedel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore
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  • Bruce Gilliam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore

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 Charles M. Wiener, MD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(08)00059-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.01.019

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages 287-289 , April 2008

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