Spontaneous Remission of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Retroperitoneal Fibrosis.

J Clin Rheumatol

From the Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.

Published: March 2024

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