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Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Volume 45, 2016 - Issue 3
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The first case report of fatal acute pulmonary dysfunction in a systemic sclerosis patient treated with rituximab

K NakamuraDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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A YoshizakiDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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T TakahashiDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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R SaigusaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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T TaniguchiDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Y AsanoDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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W GonoiDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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M HinataDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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A Shinozaki-UshikuDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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S Sato
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Pages 249-250 | Accepted 29 Sep 2015, Published online: 04 Jan 2016

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