Treatment of Recalcitrant Generalized Granuloma Annulare With Adalimumab

December 2011 | Volume 10 | Issue 12 | Case Reports | 1466 | Copyright © December 2011


Tiago Torres MD, Teresa Pinto Almeida MD, Rosario Alves MD, Madalena Sanches MD, Manuela Selores MD

Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Santo AntÓnio, Porto, Portugal

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