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Case Report

Churg–Strauss syndrome complicated by central retinal artery occlusion: case report and a review of the literature

Kurumi AsakoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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Maki TakayamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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Hajime KonoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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Hirotoshi KikuchiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 519-523 | Received 27 Aug 2010, Accepted 20 Jan 2011, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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