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Case Report

Fungal arthritis of the wrist caused by Candida parapsilosis during infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

Hideaki MiyamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Toshiki MiuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Euan MoritaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Yutaka MorizakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Kosuke UeharaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Takashi OheDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Sakae TanakaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Pages 903-906 | Received 16 Nov 2011, Accepted 05 Jan 2012, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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