Paradoxical improvement of dyspnoea in relapsing polychondritis by glucocorticoid tapering.

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Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Published: January 2024

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