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Case Report

Takayasu disease with prominent pulmonary artery involvement: confusion with pulmonary disease leading to delayed diagnosis

Bilgehan KaradagDepartment of Cardiology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34098 Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hasan KilicDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Dursun DumanDepartment of Cardiology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey
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Zeki OngenDepartment of Cardiology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey
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Vural Ali VuralDepartment of Cardiology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey
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Hasan YaziciDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 507-510 | Received 12 Mar 2008, Accepted 14 Apr 2008, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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