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A Mouse Model for Pathogen-induced Chronic Inflammation at Local and Systemic Sites
Published on: August 8, 2014
Enlarging ulcers in the mouth and on the back. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Cesare Massone1, Raffaella Felletti, Salvatore Noto
1*Department of Dermatology, Division of General Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria †Department of Specialistic Medicine, Unit of Pneumology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy ‡Unit of Social Dermatology, National Reference Center for Hansen's Disease, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy §Department of Pathology, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
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