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Skin Pharmacology

Sodium thiosulfate as a treatment for calciphylaxis: A case series

Pieter BourgeoisDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Petra De HaesDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Pages 520-524 | Received 13 Nov 2015, Accepted 27 Feb 2016, Published online: 07 Apr 2016

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