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Efficacy of tacrolimus against Churg-Strauss syndrome in a patient with myasthenia gravis

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 228-8555, Japan

    Shiro Niiyama, Yasuyuki Amoh & Kensei Katsuoka

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan

    Kosuke Suzuki & Tatsuhiko Wada

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Niiyama, S., Amoh, Y., Suzuki, K. et al. Efficacy of tacrolimus against Churg-Strauss syndrome in a patient with myasthenia gravis. Rheumatol Int 30, 847–848 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1039-8

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