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Possible association of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α antibody therapy with the development of scleroderma-like changes with lichen planus

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

    Tomoko Inoue-Nishimoto, Takaaki Hanafusa, Hiroaki Azukizawa, Akinori Yokomi & Ichiro Katayama

  2. Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School of Medicine, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan

    Takaaki Hanafusa, Ken Igawa & Hiroo Yokozeki

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Inoue-Nishimoto, T., Hanafusa, T., Igawa, K. et al. Possible association of anti-tumor necrosis factor-α antibody therapy with the development of scleroderma-like changes with lichen planus. Eur J Dermatol 25, 513–515 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2015.2631

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