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Successful treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis with a combination of topical tacrolimus and oral prednisolone

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Chandrasekhara, P.K.S., Jayachandran, N.V., Thomas, J. et al. Successful treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis with a combination of topical tacrolimus and oral prednisolone. Clin Rheumatol 28, 489–490 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-1066-y

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