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Case Report

Rituximab for rescue and maintenance therapy in rapidly progressive life-threatening antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated systemic vasculitis

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Pages 459-462 | Received 22 Mar 2010, Accepted 18 Jun 2010, Published online: 20 Jul 2010

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