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Letter

Successful multi-target therapy using corticosteroid, tacrolimus, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in a patient with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis

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Pages 465-466 | Received 04 Nov 2014, Accepted 23 Jan 2015, Published online: 29 Jun 2015

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