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CASE REPORT

An autopsy case of hepatitis B (HB) antigen-positive polyarteritis nodosa, with reference to immunopathological studies of vascular lesions

T. NonogakiDivision of Locomotorial Disorders, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, 5-1206 Akaike, Nissin, Aichi 470-0125, Japan
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S. AokiDivision of Locomotorial Disorders, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, 5-1206 Akaike, Nissin, Aichi 470-0125, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. YoshikawaDivision of Locomotorial Disorders, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, 5-1206 Akaike, Nissin, Aichi 470-0125, Japan
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T. MitsuiDivision of Locomotorial Disorders, Institute for Medical Science of Aging, Aichi Medical University, 5-1206 Akaike, Nissin, Aichi 470-0125, Japan
Pages 267-271 | Received 10 Feb 2000, Accepted 13 Jul 2000, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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