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CASE REPORT

Clinical utility of computed tomographic scanning for the evaluation of lupus profundus in two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Takashi KatoInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan;Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-20 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ayako NakajimaInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Tokiko KannoInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Mikiko ShinozakiInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Takahisa GonoInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Hisae IchidaInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Ikuko MasudaInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Naoyuki KamataniInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Masako HaraInstitute of Rheumatology, Aoyama Hospital, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 2-7-13 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan
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Pages 91-95 | Received 07 May 2008, Accepted 01 Sep 2008, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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