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Combined treatment with ketoconazole and cyproterone acetate in a boy with McCune-Albright syndrome and peripheral precocious puberty

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  1. Unit of Pediatric Clinic, Medical and Surgical Pediatric Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    M. F. Messina, T. Arrigo, M. Wasniewska, F. Lombardo, G. Crisafulli, G. Salzano & F. De Luca

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Messina, M.F., Arrigo, T., Wasniewska, M. et al. Combined treatment with ketoconazole and cyproterone acetate in a boy with McCune-Albright syndrome and peripheral precocious puberty. J Endocrinol Invest 31, 839–840 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349264

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