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Improvement of microstomia in scleroderma after intense pulsed light: A case series of four patients

Lisbeth Rosholm ComstedtDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital of Skåne, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Åke SvenssonDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital of Skåne, Malmö, Sweden
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Agneta TroiliusDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, University Hospital of Skåne, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 102-106 | Received 08 Nov 2011, Accepted 11 Jan 2012, Published online: 08 Mar 2012

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