Photopheresis—A possible treatment of multiple sclerosis? Report of two cases
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D. Poehlau
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Gudrunstr. 56, D-44791 Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorM. Rieks
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR. Westerhausen
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorP. Altmeyer
Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorH. Przuntek
Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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D. Poehlau
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Gudrunstr. 56, D-44791 Bochum, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorM. Rieks
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorT. Postert
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR. Westerhausen
Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorS. Busch
Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorK. Hoffmann
Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorP. Altmeyer
Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorH. Przuntek
Department of Dermatology, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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