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DIHS/DRESS-like eruption possibly induced by amoxicillin during treatment with nivolumab

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Takimoto, R., Honda, T., Kataoka, T.R. et al. DIHS/DRESS-like eruption possibly induced by amoxicillin during treatment with nivolumab. Eur J Dermatol 29, 228–229 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2019.3522

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