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Case Reports
. 2007 Feb;66(2):277.
doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.056283.

Dual mycobacterial infection in the setting of leflunomide treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

S Agrawal, A Sharma
Case Reports

Dual mycobacterial infection in the setting of leflunomide treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

S Agrawal et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Feb.
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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