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Multiple neurological abnormalities, including pontine hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis and aseptic meningitis, during anti-TNF-α therapy in psoriatic arthritis

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawara, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

    Yuki Honda, Atsushi Otsuka, Gyohei Egawa, Yoshiki Miyachi & Kenji Kabashima

  2. Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawara, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

    Yutaka Inoue, Akira Kuzuya & Ryosuke Takahashi

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Honda, Y., Otsuka, A., Egawa, G. et al. Multiple neurological abnormalities, including pontine hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis and aseptic meningitis, during anti-TNF-α therapy in psoriatic arthritis. Eur J Dermatol 25, 487–488 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2015.2558

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