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Matsuda, K.M., Tanaka-Mizutsugu, H., Kishi, Y. et al. A case of trigeminal trophic syndrome responding to mirogabalin. Eur J Dermatol 30, 206–207 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2020.3746
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