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Dermatomyositis Associated with Rapidly Progressive Fatal Interstitial Pneumonitis and Pneumomediastinum: CASE REPORT

Yuji Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Maeda, Futoshi Konishi, Keiko Hiyama, Seizo Yamana, Shinichi Ishioka, Michio Yamakido Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Higashi-Hiroshima Memorial Hospital, Japan
Pages 58-61 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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