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Case Report

Saddle nose with sarcoidosis: “A great imitator” of relapsing polychondritis

Sanae ShimamuraDepartment of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, Correspondence[email protected]
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Naoto YokogawaDepartment of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan,
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Kengo MurataDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan,
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Tetsuo YamaguchiShinjuku Kaijo Bldg. Clinic, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Keisuke UchidaDepartment of Human Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshinobu EishiDepartment of Human Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 1053-1057 | Received 11 Jan 2016, Accepted 25 Apr 2016, Published online: 20 Jun 2016

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