Toothache and hearing loss: early symptoms of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports

سال: 2016

ISSN: 1757-790X

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214672