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Case Reports

Supraphysiological doses of glucocorticoids induce remission in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis but no effect on the course of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a discordant mode of action

Mohamed K. M. ShakirDepartment of Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Thanh D. HoangDepartment of Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7437-5604
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Jeptha T. JohnsonDepartment of Pathology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Vinh Q. MaiDepartment of Endocrinology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA;
Pages 172-178 | Received 01 Feb 2019, Accepted 20 May 2019, Published online: 18 Jun 2019

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