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Unusual presentation of mesenteric vasculitis as isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan

    Tsung-Chun Lee

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hsiu-Po Wang

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan

    Jaw-Town Lin & Song-Chou Hsieh

  4. Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

    I-Rue Lai

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Lee, TC., Wang, HP., Lin, JT. et al. Unusual presentation of mesenteric vasculitis as isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery. Rheumatol Int 26, 1061–1062 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-006-0137-0

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