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Case Report

Short-term add-on tocilizumab and intravenous cyclophosphamide exhibited a remission-inducing effect in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus with refractory multiorgan involvements including massive pericarditis and glomerulonephritis

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Pages 529-532 | Received 26 Sep 2014, Accepted 17 Nov 2014, Published online: 30 Dec 2014

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