Therapeutic Hotline: Letters
Recalcitrant molluscum contagiosum successfully treated with sinecatechins
L. Padilla España,
Corresponding Author
L. Padilla España
Dermatology Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Laura Padilla-España, Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, km 187, 29603, Marbella, Spain, or email:
[email protected].
Search for more papers by this author A. Mota-Burgos,
A. Mota-Burgos
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author J.L. Martinez-Amo,
J.L. Martinez-Amo
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author F. Benavente-Ortiz,
F. Benavente-Ortiz
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author A. Rodríguez-Bujaldón,
A. Rodríguez-Bujaldón
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author C. Hernández-Montoya,
C. Hernández-Montoya
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
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L. Padilla España,
Corresponding Author
L. Padilla España
Dermatology Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Laura Padilla-España, Dermatology Department, Costa del Sol Hospital, km 187, 29603, Marbella, Spain, or email:
[email protected].
Search for more papers by this author A. Mota-Burgos,
A. Mota-Burgos
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author J.L. Martinez-Amo,
J.L. Martinez-Amo
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author F. Benavente-Ortiz,
F. Benavente-Ortiz
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author A. Rodríguez-Bujaldón,
A. Rodríguez-Bujaldón
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
Search for more papers by this author C. Hernández-Montoya,
C. Hernández-Montoya
Dermatology Department, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain
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First published: 26 January 2016
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