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April 2021 in “Rheumatology” An 80-year-old man with COVID-19 also had constrictive pericarditis, possibly due to an autoimmune or immunoglobulin related disease, and improved after surgery.
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May 2019 in “PubMed” Metformin for PCOS can rarely cause side effects like joint pain and behavior changes.
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