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Acneiform eruption induced by ethosuximide

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Ricci, Andrea Paradisi, Francesco Masini, Rodolfo Capizzi & Cristina Guerriero

  2. Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Ilaria Contaldo & Domenica Immacolata Battaglia

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Ricci, F., Paradisi, A., Masini, F. et al. Acneiform eruption induced by ethosuximide. Eur J Dermatol 24, 98–99 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2013.2220

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