Tocilizumab for Corticosteroid-Refractory Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Generalized Morphea
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- DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.5146
Tocilizumab for Corticosteroid-Refractory Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Generalized Morphea
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This case report describes a 78-year old woman with a stage IIA BRAF wild-type melanoma on the left leg who experienced a grade 2 vitiligo, a marked skin thickening, and painful swelling of the limbs.
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