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Case Report

Iatrogenic immunodeficiency-associated latent Epstein–Barr virus-related lymphomatoid granulomatosis initially presenting as unusual gynecological manifestations in a case of rheumatoid arthritis – a case report and review

Shinichi NogiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Shinji SatoDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan;
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Sho SasakiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan;
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Katsuyoshi TomomatsuDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan;
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Chisa NarayamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan;
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Masae IkedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan;
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Naoya NakamuraDepartment of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yasuo SuzukiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan;
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Pages 5-9 | Received 07 Aug 2018, Accepted 02 Sep 2018, Published online: 25 Oct 2018

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