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| Jun 08, 2025 10:52 am

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sir you said that BBB disrubtion is due to infection but in book 2025 dupbos lupus page 591 said that BBB disrubtion is due to NPSLE DIFFUSE OR FOCAL OOOOH WHAT IS THE CORRECT

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Jack Cush, MD
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Dr. Cush is the Executive Editor of RheumNow.com and also Co-Edits the online textbook RheumaKnowledgy.com. 
  
Dr. Cush's interests include medical education, novel drug development, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, drug safety, and Still's disease/autoinflammatory syndromes. He has published over 140 articles and 2 books in rheumatology.
 
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