Successful desensitization procedure to lenalidomide in a patient with delayed hypersensitivity confirmed with a positive LTT
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عنوان ژورنال: European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1764-1489
DOI: 10.23822/eurannaci.1764-1489.134