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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov-Dec;92(6):899-900.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20177346.

Reactivation of Chagas-Mazza disease during treatment with infliximab

Aldana Soledad Vacas  1 , Leidy Viviana Gomez-Santana  1 , Ana Clara Torre  1 , Ricardo Luis Galimberti  1
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Case Reports

Reactivation of Chagas-Mazza disease during treatment with infliximab

Aldana Soledad Vacas et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2017 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interests: Galimberti RL is a senior researcher at Novartis, Eli Lilly and AbbVie

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Figure 1
Erythema and thick scaling of 90% of the body, including face and soles
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