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Eosinophilic cellulitis or Wells’ syndrome in a 6-year-old child

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Saskia Van der Straaten, Marek Wojciechowski & Margo Hagendorens

  2. Department of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Roberto Salgado

  3. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

    Greet Menten

  4. Reetse steenweg 122, 2630, Aartselaar, Belgium

    Nicole Mees

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Van der Straaten, S., Wojciechowski, M., Salgado, R. et al. Eosinophilic cellulitis or Wells’ syndrome in a 6-year-old child. Eur J Pediatr 165, 197–198 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-0036-5

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