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Case Reports

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) diagnosed by transbronchial biopsy from stenotic portion of mainstem bronchus

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Pages 649-652 | Received 02 Apr 2013, Accepted 10 May 2013, Published online: 18 Oct 2013

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