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Vera Bernardino\*, Ana Rodrigues, Ana Lladó, Melissa Fernandes and António Panarra Internal Medicine 7.2 Department, Nailfold Capillaroscopy Clinic, Hospital Curry Cabral – Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal

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