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Eosinophilic fasciitis successfully treated with oral hydroxyzine: a new therapeutic use of an old drug?

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  1. Tansu Sipahi

    Present address: Hosdere Caddesi, Fuar Sokak 11/8, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey

    Aysin Uçkun & Tansu Sipahi

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Deniz Akgün

  3. Department of Pathology, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Aysegül Oksal

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Uçkun, A., Sipahi, T., Akgün, D. et al. Eosinophilic fasciitis successfully treated with oral hydroxyzine: a new therapeutic use of an old drug?. Eur J Pediatr 161, 118–119 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-001-0871-y

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