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IgA nephropathy in adult-onset Still’s disease after tocilizumab treatment: a case report

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Kang, JH. IgA nephropathy in adult-onset Still’s disease after tocilizumab treatment: a case report. Int Urol Nephrol 54, 1167–1168 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-021-02956-x

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