A case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) manifested with asymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-61

  Takaoka, Hirokazu ^a   Hashimoto, Atsushi ^a   Nogi, Shinichi ^a   Iwata, Kanako ^a   Futami, Hidekazu ^a   Arinuma, Yoshiyuki ^a   Shimada, Kota ^a   Nakayama, Hisanori ^a   Komiya, Akiko ^a   Furukawa, Hiroshi ^a   Matsui, Toshihiro ^a   Tohma, Shigeto ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Cerebral hemorrhage; Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922687024     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.36.58     Document Type: Article

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