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CASE REPORT

Infectious myositis involving the piriformis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Satoshi OdaDepartment of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishinagae, Toyama 930-8550, Japan
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Hiroshi FujinagaDepartment of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishinagae, Toyama 930-8550, Japan
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Kozo TakahashiDepartment of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishinagae, Toyama 930-8550, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 260-263 | Received 01 Mar 2006, Accepted 19 May 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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