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Two cases of severe phototoxic reactions related to long-term outpatient treatment with voriconazole

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    S. J. Vandecasteele, E. van Wijngaerden & W. E. Peetermans

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Vandecasteele, S.J., van Wijngaerden, E. & Peetermans, W.E. Two cases of severe phototoxic reactions related to long-term outpatient treatment with voriconazole. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 656–657 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-004-1176-7

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