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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(4):412-5
A Case of Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting as Cranial Giant Cell Arteritis
Authors Information

1. Rheumatology Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

2. Rheumatology Department, 417 Army Share Fund Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece

Gerasimos Evangelatos, George E. Fragoulis, Alexios Iliopoulos

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