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Demyelinating disease and cutaneous lymphocitic vasculitis after etanercept therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

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Pages 322-323 | Received 14 Jun 2005, Accepted 23 Dec 2005, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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