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A case of microscopic polyangiitis in an elderly patient presenting predominantly with cholecystitis successfully treated with mizoribine

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Pages 1011-1014 | Received 14 Nov 2012, Accepted 23 Jan 2013, Published online: 11 Feb 2014

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