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CASE REPORT

Long-term efficacy of intravenously administered immunoglobulin in a case of polymyositis with limited application of steroid therapy

Hideki NakamuraUnit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8501, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Keita FujikawaIsahaya Health Insurance General Hospital, Isahaya, Japan
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Atsushi KawakamiUnit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Mami TamaiUnit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Satoshi YamasakiUnit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Hiroaki IdaUnit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Katsumi EguchiUnit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Pages 496-499 | Received 19 Jan 2010, Accepted 11 Mar 2010, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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