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Case Report

Tacrolimus-induced lung injury in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with interstitial pneumonitis

Yusuke MiwaDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takeo IsozakiDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Kuninobu WakabayashiDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Tsuyoshi OdaiDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Mizuho MatsunawaDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Nobuyuki YajimaDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Masao NegishiDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Hirotsugu IdeDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Tsuyoshi KasamaDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Mitsuru AdachiDivision of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0064, Japan
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Tomoyuki HisayukiFirst Department of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tamiko TakemuraDepartment of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 208-211 | Received 04 Jul 2007, Accepted 14 Nov 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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