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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 1;58(7):1307-1308.
doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez020.

Successful treatment of refractory mechanic's hands with ustekinumab in a patient with the antisynthetase syndrome

Iago Pinal-Fernandez  1   2 , Christopher T Kroodsma  3 , Andrew L Mammen  1   2
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Successful treatment of refractory mechanic's hands with ustekinumab in a patient with the antisynthetase syndrome

Iago Pinal-Fernandez et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). .
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Mechanic’s hands Mechanic’s hands before (a, b) and after (c, d) starting treatment with ustekinumab.
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