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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis complicated with refractory optic neuritis and maxillary osteomyelitis

Kensuke SugaResearch Center for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba; Correspondence[email protected]
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Yohei NomotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba;
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Akiko SudoDepartment of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba;
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Jun IsogaiDepartment of Radiology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba;
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Yoshio SuzukiDepartment of Pathology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba
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Shin-Ichiro KagamiResearch Center for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba;
Pages 79-83 | Received 24 Apr 2019, Accepted 17 Jun 2019, Published online: 18 Jul 2019

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