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Case Reports
. 2024 May;38(5):e364-e365.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.19692. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

Tocilizumab for refractory post-COVID-19 pansclerotic morphea

Neerja Saraswat  1 , Durga Madhab Tripathy  2 , Abhishek Mishra  3 , Abhishek Kumar  4 , Sivasami Kartik  4 , Manoj M Gopal  5
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Case Reports

Tocilizumab for refractory post-COVID-19 pansclerotic morphea

Neerja Saraswat et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 May.
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