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Case Report

A case of adult-onset Still’s disease complicated by thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with retinal microangiopathy and rapidly fatal cerebral edema

Atsushi MasuyamaDivision of Rheumatology, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, 2-12-7 Azusawa, Itabashiku, Tokyo 174-0051, Japan
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Hitomi KobayashiDivision of Rheumatology, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, 2-12-7 Azusawa, Itabashiku, Tokyo 174-0051, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yasuyuki KobayashiDivision of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Isamu YokoeDivision of Rheumatology, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, 2-12-7 Azusawa, Itabashiku, Tokyo 174-0051, Japan
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Yusuke SugimuraDivision of Rheumatology, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, 2-12-7 Azusawa, Itabashiku, Tokyo 174-0051, Japan
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Keiichiro ManiwaDivision of Rheumatology, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, 2-12-7 Azusawa, Itabashiku, Tokyo 174-0051, Japan
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Hiroshi SatoDivision of Rheumatology, Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, 2-12-7 Azusawa, Itabashiku, Tokyo 174-0051, Japan
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Tsuyoshi IshidaDivision of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuki HatanakaDivision of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 379-385 | Received 06 Oct 2011, Accepted 29 Mar 2012, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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