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Case Reports

Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage in a case with anti-RNA polymerase III antibody-positive systemic sclerosis successfully treated with plasma exchange and corticosteroid therapy

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Pages 51-55 | Received 30 Jul 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 24 Oct 2019

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