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Original Article

Hypertrichosis in a kidney-transplanted child: Dramatic regression after cyclosporin a was replaced by FK506

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Pages 59-61 | Received 20 Apr 1998, Accepted 20 Jul 1998, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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