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Case Report

Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of rheumatoid arthritis-like arthritis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia

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Pages 971-975 | Received 06 Mar 2014, Accepted 18 Jul 2014, Published online: 13 Aug 2014

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