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Case report

Multifocal cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient treated with golimumab for psoriaticarthritis

Veronica Forte
1
,
Anna Silvia Biamonte
2
,
Massimo Menichini
3
,
Fabrizio Liberati
4
,
Luca Ventura
1

  1. Division of Pathology, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
  2. Dermatology Unit, Primary Health Care District, L’Aquila, Italy
  3. Division of Nuclear Medicine, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
  4. Division of Pathology, San Camillo de’ Lellis Hospital, Italy
Pol JPathol 2025; 76 (2): 158-162
Online publish date: 2025/09/22
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