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LETTER

Successful treatment with tocilizumab of a psoriasiform skin lesion induced by etanercept in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Pages 972-973 | Received 16 Oct 2014, Accepted 06 Nov 2014, Published online: 15 Dec 2014

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