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CASE REPORT

A case of Wegener's granulomatosis associated with progressive dysphagia owing to esophageal involvement

Toshimasa YamaguchiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City Juso Hospital,2-12-27 Nonaka-kita, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0034, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katsunobu YoshiokaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Mami UedaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Takashi MorikawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Keiko YamagamiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Yoshio KonishiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Toshihiko SatoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Yasuko KawasakiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Masahito ImanishiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital,Osaka, Japan
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Pages 521-525 | Received 16 Apr 2007, Accepted 10 Jul 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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