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Reintroduction of tocilizumab elicited macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with adult-onset Still’s disease with a previous successful tocilizumab treatment

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Pages 360-364 | Received 17 Jun 2020, Accepted 26 Aug 2020, Published online: 22 Feb 2021

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