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Onset of psoriasis upon interferon beta treatment in a multiple sclerosis patient

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Gottingen, Germany

    Katharina Amschler, Michael P. Schön & Rotraut Mössner

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Klinikum, Bremen Mitte, Germany

    Damian Meyersburg

  3. Department of Neurology Georg August University, Robert-Kochstraße 40, 37085, Gottingen, Germany

    Bernd Kitze

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Amschler, K., Meyersburg, D., Kitze, B. et al. Onset of psoriasis upon interferon beta treatment in a multiple sclerosis patient. Eur J Dermatol 26, 211–212 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2015.2602

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