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Agranulocytosis due to an α-glucosidase inhibitor, voglibose

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-8516, Japan

    Reo Yoshikawa & Hidekatsu Yanai

  2. Department of Rheumatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-8516, Japan

    Ruka Hishinuma & Hiroshi Kaneko

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Yoshikawa, R., Hishinuma, R., Kaneko, H. et al. Agranulocytosis due to an α-glucosidase inhibitor, voglibose. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 35, 384–385 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-014-0242-7

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