Author’s response to reviews Title: Utility of rituximab treatment for Exophthalmos, Myxedema and Osteoarthropathy (EMO) syndrome resistant to corticosteroids due Graves' disease: a case report. Authors:
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Title: Utility of rituximab treatment for Exophthalmos, Myxedema and Osteoarthropathy (EMO) syndrome resistant to corticosteroids due Graves' disease: a case report. Authors: Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo ([email protected]) Rubén Casados-V ([email protected]) Pedro Paúl-Gaytán ([email protected]) Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 21 Dec 2017 Author’s response to reviews: December 21, 2017 Experimental Endocrinology Investigation Unit Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Mexico City, Mexico e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (525) 56276900 ext 21551
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Utility of rituximab treatment for exophthalmos, myxedema, and osteoarthropathy syndrome resistant to corticosteroids due to Graves’ disease: a case report
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