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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Review

Tehniat Haider, MD, Steven Hugenberg, MD, Veronica Mesquida, MD, & Mell Gutarra, MD  |  Issue: September 2014  |  

Tehniat Haider, MD, is a rheumatology fellow at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Steven T. Hugenberg, MD, is the chief of rheumatology and associate professor of clinical medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Veronica Mesquida, MD, is assistant professor of clinical medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Mell Gutarra, MD, is a rheumatology fellow at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

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