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Correspondence
Case of acute arthritis following SARS-CoV-2 infection
  1. Naoto Yokogawa1,2,
  2. Naoto Minematsu2,
  3. Harutaka Katano3,
  4. Tadaki Suzuki3
  1. 1 Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
  2. 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Hino Municipal Hospital, Hino, Tokyo, Japan
  3. 3 Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Naoto Yokogawa, Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu 183-8524, Tokyo, Japan; yokogawan{at}aol.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218281

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    • Contributors NY and NM contributed to the conception and drafting of the article. All authors provided critical revision for important intellectual content and final approval.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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