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CASE REPORT

A case of severe acute pancreatitis, in overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, successfully treated with plasmapheresis

Yukie SuzukiInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Hiroshi OkamotoInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kyoko KoizumiDepartment of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Mutsuto TateishiInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan;Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Masako HaraInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Naoyuki KamataniInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
Pages 172-175 | Received 13 Feb 2006, Accepted 24 Mar 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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