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Concurrent onset of acute lupus myocarditis, pulmonary arterial hypertension and digital gangrene in a lupus patient: a possible role of vasculitis to the rare disorders

Takayasu AndoDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Yoshioki YamasakiDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Yukiko TakakuwaDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Harunobu IidaDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Yusa AsariDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Kanako SuzukiDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Marina UchidaDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Nozomi KotokuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Yasuhiro TanabeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Motohiro ChosokabeDivision of Pathology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Masahide TakahashiDivision of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan;
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Kengo SuzukiDivision of Pathology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Yoshihiro J. AkashiDivision of Pathology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Hidehiro YamadaMedical Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Seirei-Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Kimito KawahataDivision of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan;
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Pages 21-27 | Received 21 May 2019, Accepted 27 Jul 2019, Published online: 13 Aug 2019

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