Adalimumab-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a Crohn's disease patient.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Published: March 2021

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Adalimumab-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a Crohn's disease patient.

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol

March 2021

Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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