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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2018;29(1):52-4
Antithyroid drug induced syndrome that lies in between ANCA vasculitis and lupus-like syndrome in a 40-year-old female with Graves’ disease under methimazole therapy: A Case report
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Rheumatology Clinic, General Hospital KAT, Athens, Greece

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