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Case report

Steroid-resistant protein-losing gastroenteropathy complicated with Sjögren’s syndrome successfully treated with mizoribine

Yasumori IzumiDepartment of Rheumatology, ;General Internal Medicine, and Correspondence[email protected]
,
Kenjiro NakaokaDepartment of Rheumatology, ;General Internal Medicine, and
,
Masatsugu KamataGeneral Internal Medicine, and
,
Nozomi IwanagaDepartment of Rheumatology,
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Shunsuke ImadachiGeneral Internal Medicine, and
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Hirokazu KurohamaPathology, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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Masahiro ItoPathology, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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Kiyoshi MigitaGeneral Internal Medicine, and
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Pages 716-720 | Received 20 Oct 2015, Accepted 18 Jan 2016, Published online: 04 Apr 2016

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