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De la Hoz, A., Foolad, F., Gallegos, C. et al. Nivolumab–induced encephalitis post allogeneic stem cell transplant in a patient with Hodgkin’s disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 54, 749–751 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-018-0363-6
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