An unusual adverse event of azathioprine: Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Rheumatology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2148-5046,2618-6500
DOI: 10.46497/archrheumatol.2021.8506