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Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis due to erlotinib: just an adverse event or also a putative marker of drug efficacy?

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Pages 336-338 | Received 19 Dec 2012, Accepted 21 Feb 2013, Published online: 27 Mar 2013

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