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CASE REPORT

A case of Epstein–Barr virus-related lymphadenopathy mimicking the clinical features of IgG4-related disease

Yoko WadaDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masaru KojimaAnatomic and Diagnostic Pathology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Kazuhiro YoshitaDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Mihoko YamazakiDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Daisuke KobayashiDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Shuichi MurakamiDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Shinichi NishiDivision of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Masaaki NakanoDepartment of Medical Technology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Ichiei NaritaDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Pages 597-603 | Received 14 Mar 2012, Accepted 30 May 2012, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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