Spontaneous perinephric hematoma in a patient with Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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a Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran b Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran c Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran d Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran e Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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