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The stiff elastographic change of submandibular glands rapidly improves after the introduction of glucocorticoid treatment in patients with IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialoadenitis

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Pages 463-464 | Received 18 Jun 2015, Accepted 26 Aug 2015, Published online: 16 Oct 2015

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