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Successful treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis with very low doses of botulinum toxin B: a pilot study

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Martin J. Hecht

  2. Department of Neurology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Frank Birklein

  3. Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus Rummelsberg, Schwarzenbruck, Germany

    Martin Winterholler

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Hecht, M.J., Birklein, F. & Winterholler, M. Successful treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis with very low doses of botulinum toxin B: a pilot study. Arch Dermatol Res 295, 318–319 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-003-0440-5

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