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Umbilical angiectases as the sole clinical sign of Fabry disease in a 9-year-old boy

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Germany

    Andreas O. Eggert & Henning Hamm

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Rupert Wössner

  3. Department of Nephrology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Anita Knoll, Christoph Wanner & Frank B. Breunig

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Eggert, A.O., Wössner, R., Knoll, A. et al. Umbilical angiectases as the sole clinical sign of Fabry disease in a 9-year-old boy. Eur J Pediatr 165, 205–206 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-0029-4

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