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CASE REPORT

A case of very-late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Ken YamajiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mitsunori YasudaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Kwang Seok YangJuntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Yoshinori KanaiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Chiharu YamajiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Toshiaki KawanishiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Masayuki ToumyoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Kazuhiko FunabikiJuntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Hiroshi TsudaJuntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Yoshinari TakasakiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine,2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Pages 441-444 | Received 05 Feb 2007, Accepted 01 Jun 2007, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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