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Guest Editorial

Otological Wegener's granulomatosis at the time of initial presentation: a potential diagnostic dilemma

Alfio Ferlito Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
,
Kenneth O. Devaney Department of Pathology, Foote Hospital, Jackson, Michigan, USA
,
Matti Anniko Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
,
Wolfgang Arnold Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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Alessandra Rinalodo Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 675-677 | Received 04 Sep 2002, Accepted 12 Dec 2002, Published online: 21 Nov 2014

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