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Omalizumab for the treatment of solar urticaria: many questions remain unresolved

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, HELIOS Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen GmbH, PO Box 100153, 08505, Plauen, Germany

    Lutz Kowalzick

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Prof. Dr. Kowalzick is a clinical investigator for Novartis Pharma.

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Kowalzick L. Omalizumab for the treatment of solar urticaria: many questions remain unresolved. Allergo J Int 2016;25:96–7 DOI: 10.1007/s40629-016-0111-7

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Kowalzick, L. Omalizumab for the treatment of solar urticaria: many questions remain unresolved. Allergo J Int 25, 96–97 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-016-0114-4

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