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A case of chronic prurigo successfully treated with omalizumab

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan

    Tsukasa Ugajin, Minako Inazawa, Keiko Inui, Takeshi Namiki & Hiroo Yokozeki

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Ugajin, T., Inazawa, M., Inui, K. et al. A case of chronic prurigo successfully treated with omalizumab. Eur J Dermatol 28, 691–692 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2018.3351

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