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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 1;27(7):e254-e255.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001393.

Excellent Response to Leflunomide in a Case of Large-Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis Demonstrated Simultaneously by Clinical, Laboratory, Ultrasound, and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Parameters

Alwin Sebastian  1 , Abdul Kayani, Bhaskar Dasgupta
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Case Reports

Excellent Response to Leflunomide in a Case of Large-Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis Demonstrated Simultaneously by Clinical, Laboratory, Ultrasound, and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Parameters

Alwin Sebastian et al. J Clin Rheumatol. .
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