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CASE REPORT

Successful treatment of Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus infection-associated juvenile cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa with tonsillectomy

Takeshi YamamotoDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Yuzaburo InoueDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Minako TomiitaDepartment of Allergy and Rheumatology, Chiba Children's Hospital, Midori-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Makiko OikawaDepartment of Dermatology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan;Department of Dermatology, Chiba Aoba Municipal Hospital, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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Naotomo KambeDepartment of Dermatology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Takayasu ArimaDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Naoki ShimojoDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Yoichi KohnoDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Pages 967-969 | Received 25 Feb 2013, Accepted 30 Aug 2013, Published online: 21 Oct 2013

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