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Letter

Retroperitoneal fibrosis as the presenting manifestation of IgG4-related disease in a patient previously diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s): one disease or two?

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Pages 345-347 | Accepted 13 Mar 2013, Published online: 06 Jun 2014

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