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Basilisks in Rheumatology: The Hunt for Rheumatic Mysteries Shrouded in Enigmas & Wrapped in Puzzles

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Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, RhMSUS, is the associate program director of the rheumatology fellowship training program at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Follow him on Twitter @BharatKumarMD.

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