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Original Article

Successful treatment of prurigo nodularis with cyclosporin A

K Hershko Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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A Ingber Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Pages 63-65 | Received 24 Aug 1998, Accepted 21 Oct 1998, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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