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Improvement in Tubulointerstitial Nephritis With Glucocorticoid Therapy in an Anorexia Nervosa Patient. 糖皮质激素治疗神经性厌食症患者改善肾小管间质性肾炎。

Journal of medical cases Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-13 DOI: 10.14740/jmc4152

Kenta Torigoe, Yuki Yoshida, Ryosuke Sakamoto, Shinichi Abe, Kumiko Muta, Hideyuki Arai, Hiroshi Mukae, Tomoya Nishino

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