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CASE REPORT

Pancytopenia, including macrocytic anemia, associated with leflunomide in a rheumatoid arthritis patient

Yasuhiko ToyokawaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isamu KingetsuDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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Chiho YasudaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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Jun YasudaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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Ken YoshidaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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Daitaro KurosakaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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Akio YamadaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine,3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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Pages 436-440 | Received 07 Nov 2006, Accepted 01 Jun 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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