Thrombocytopenia in a psoriatic patient sequentially treated with adalimumab, secukinumab and ustekinumab.

J Dermatol

Division of Skin Surface Sensing, Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Published: May 2019

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