Author’s response to reviews Title: Successful resumption of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis after resection of a pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex lesion: A case report Authors:
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Title: Successful resumption of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis after resection of a pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex lesion: A case report Authors: Ho Namkoong ([email protected]) Sadatomo Tasaka ([email protected]) Mitsuhiro Akiyama ([email protected]) Kazuma Yagi ([email protected]) Makoto Ishii ([email protected]) Katsuya Suzuki ([email protected]) Mitsutomo Kohno ([email protected]) Naoki Hasegawa ([email protected]) Tsutomu Takeuchi ([email protected]) Tomoko Betsuyaku ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 02 Sep 2015
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Successful resumption of tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis after resection of a pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex lesion: a case report
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