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Case Report

Two cases of lupus retinopathy with rapid progressive visual impairment treated with multiple immunosuppressants

Shunsuke MoriDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomoya MiyamuraDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Motoko IshidaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Takahumi TanakaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Tomoaki IwanagaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Toru MasudaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Souichiro TakahamaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Rumi MinamiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Masahiro YamamotoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Eiichi SuematsuDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Pages 14-19 | Received 12 Apr 2018, Accepted 23 Jul 2018, Published online: 03 Sep 2018

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