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Cyclosporine Treatment for Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis: Is it Possible to Rescue the Deteriorating Cases with Interstitial Pneumonitis?

K. Maeda The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan
,
R. Kimura The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan
,
K. Komuta The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan
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T. Igarashi The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Teishin Hospital, Japan
Pages 24-29 | Received 10 Apr 1996, Accepted 11 Nov 1996, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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