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Letter to the Editor

A new hope in the treatment of onychogryphosis due to acquired malalignment of great toenails: intramatrix dexpanthenol injection

Ömer Kutlua Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Uwe Wollinab Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, GermanyView further author information
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Fatih Göktayc Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey;* Additional affiliaton: Private Dermatology Practice, Kadıköy, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
Article: 2187658 | Received 27 Feb 2023, Accepted 27 Feb 2023, Published online: 13 Apr 2023

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