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Case Report

A case of Degos disease: demonstration of C5b-9-mediated vascular injury

Masayu UmemuraDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yusuke MiwaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ryo YanaiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sakiko IsojimaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takahiro TokunagaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki TsukamotoDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Ryo TakahashiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nobuyuki YajimaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsuyoshi KasamaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nanako TakahashiDepartment of Dermatology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hirohiko SuekiDepartment of Dermatology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sayaka YamaguchiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsuhito AraiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshiaki TakeuchiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nobuyuki OhikeDepartment of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tomoko NoroseDepartment of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Toshiko Yamochi-OnizukaDepartment of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Masafumi TakimotoDepartment of Pathology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 480-483 | Received 15 Jan 2013, Accepted 09 Apr 2013, Published online: 07 Feb 2014

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