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Case Report

The benefits of ultrasonography in diagnosing and assessing auricular chondritis, arthritis, and tenosynovitis in a patient with relapsing polychondritis

Satoshi ShinoharaTochigi Rheumatology Clinic, Utsunomiya, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Koji SakamotoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Utsunomiya, Japan
Pages 57-61 | Received 09 Mar 2018, Accepted 17 Jun 2018, Published online: 03 Sep 2018

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