Bullous mycosis fungoides with large cell transformation: a fatal outcome following brentuximab treatment.

Eur J Dermatol

Serviço de Dermatologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, Clínica Universitária de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, IMM João Lobo Antunes, Lisbon, Portugal.

Published: October 2023

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