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Necrotizing fasciitis in a pediatric patient treated with etanercept and cyclosporine for macrophage activation syndrome

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    Paola Sabrina Buonuomo, Andrea Campana, Antonella Insalaco, Claudia Bracaglia, Manuela Pardeo & Elisabetta Cortis

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Buonuomo, P.S., Campana, A., Insalaco, A. et al. Necrotizing fasciitis in a pediatric patient treated with etanercept and cyclosporine for macrophage activation syndrome. Rheumatol Int 33, 1097–1098 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2319-7

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