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Effectiveness of extracorporeal photochemotherapy in the treatment of a case of refractory erosive lichen planus

Adele Zingoni Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Clinics and Oncological Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Tommaso Deboli Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Clinics and Oncological Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Paola Savoia Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Clinics and Oncological Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria Grazia Bernengo Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Clinics and Oncological Dermatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Pages 119-121 | Received 20 Mar 2009, Accepted 09 Apr 2009, Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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